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Head over heels over skateboarding, Tom Boyle stuns onlookers as he balances on one hand on the edge of a skateboard ramp in a crackerjack example of (...)

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Head over heels over skateboarding, Tom Boyle stuns onlookers as he balances on one hand on the edge of a skateboard ramp in a crackerjack example of (...)

Date5/14/1987

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Faught, Ken (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Head over heels over skateboarding; Tom Boyle stuns onlookers as he balances on one hand on the edge of a skateboard ramp in a crackerjack example of elite skateboarding at Exhibition place. The event was held to promote Skate Wave '87; the Canadian International Skateboard Championships; to be held May 27 to 31 in the Better Living Centre; with videos; safety clinics and fashion shows.

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0097322F

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