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I'm winning Jess Martins, 24, roller-sails past the traffic on eastbound Lake Shore Blvd
I'm winning Jess Martins, 24, roller-sails past the traffic on eastbound Lake Shore Blvd

I'm winning Jess Martins, 24, roller-sails past the traffic on eastbound Lake Shore Blvd

Date8/9/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: I'm winning Jess Martins; 24; roller-sails past the traffic on eastbound Lake Shore Blvd.; but he's got an edge ? he's not fighting traffic on the sidewalk. Martins built his roller-sail vehicle himself.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0097254F
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