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Sitting on top of Toronto. Perched 1,470 feet above Toronto and 27 feet out from the growing CN Tower, iron worker Larry Porter pulls at the hook of a(...)
Sitting on top of Toronto. Perched 1,470 feet above Toronto and 27 feet out from the growing CN Tower, iron worker Larry Porter pulls at the hook of a(...)

Sitting on top of Toronto. Perched 1,470 feet above Toronto and 27 feet out from the growing CN Tower, iron worker Larry Porter pulls at the hook of a(...)

Date6/6/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Sitting on top of Toronto. Perched 1;470 feet above Toronto and 27 feet out from the growing CN Tower; iron worker Larry Porter pulls at the hook of a giant crane as he installs outriggers that will be used to life the restaurant. He gets $8.01 hourly; below 1;000 feet; $1 more above that level as danger pay. How the picture was taken.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0109819F
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