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On the way up

Date9/5/1982

Names

Bull, Ron (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

FormatPicture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: On the way up: Powerlifting; says Jan Moir; is the fastest growing women's sport in North America. We now have 400 members in Canada; double the number in 1978.

Subject

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Object NumberTSPA_0098834F

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