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A different kind of winter skating - on a board with wheels, Willy Jenkins, left, and Brian Little, both 15, take time out from studying for exams to (...)

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A different kind of winter skating - on a board with wheels, Willy Jenkins, left, and Brian Little, both 15, take time out from studying for exams to (...)

Date1/24/1988

Names

Dunlop, Al (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: A different kind of winter skating - on a board with wheels; Willy Jenkins; left; and Brian Little; both 15; take time out from studying for exams to hone their skateboarding skills. The boys skateboard off a homebuilt; two-foot ramp on Freeman St.; in Scarborough. The mild; mostly snowfree winter has been a blessing for skateboarders.

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Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Object NumberTSPA_0097343F

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