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Suited for his work, Wearing an asbestos safety suit complete with its own supply of air, Alan Larimer safely walks through the flames of an oil fire (...)
Suited for his work, Wearing an asbestos safety suit complete with its own supply of air, Alan Larimer safely walks through the flames of an oil fire (...)

Suited for his work, Wearing an asbestos safety suit complete with its own supply of air, Alan Larimer safely walks through the flames of an oil fire (...)

Date9/27/1962
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Original Toronto Star caption: Suited for his work; Wearing an asbestos safety suit complete with its own supply of air; Alan Larimer safely walks through the flames of an oil fire during a fire-fighting demonstration at the CNE today.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0112330F
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