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Gasping for air, Capt. William Porter emerges from flaming Wilkins home after a fruitless search on hands and knees for children trapped inside by the fire
Gasping for air, Capt. William Porter emerges from flaming Wilkins home after a fruitless search on hands and knees for children trapped inside by the fire

Gasping for air, Capt. William Porter emerges from flaming Wilkins home after a fruitless search on hands and knees for children trapped inside by the fire

Date12/20/1965
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Original Toronto Star caption: Gasping for air; Capt. William Porter emerges from flaming Wilkins home after a fruitless search on hands and knees for children trapped inside by the fire.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0112399F
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