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Courting danger

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Courting danger

Date8/31/1986

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Mahler, John (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Courting danger: Stunt rider Mark Beaver seems to defy gravity as he whizzes his go-cart around a circular wooden wall at the Ex in a midway attraction called Wall of Death. In this stunt; the 27-year-old St. Catharines biker buzzes within inches of the spectators peering over the rim of the wall. Some youngsters reach out and try to touch him as he speeds by.

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0100370F

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