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Maimed artilleryman: Mike Fuhrmann, now 23, lost his right hand and has eye damage as a result of the July 3, 1985, blast from a 1859-vintage cannon during an ontario Place concert
Maimed artilleryman: Mike Fuhrmann, now 23, lost his right hand and has eye damage as a result of the July 3, 1985, blast from a 1859-vintage cannon during an ontario Place concert

Maimed artilleryman: Mike Fuhrmann, now 23, lost his right hand and has eye damage as a result of the July 3, 1985, blast from a 1859-vintage cannon during an ontario Place concert

Date10/27/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Maimed artilleryman: Mike Fuhrmann; now 23; lost his right hand and has eye damage as a result of the July 3; 1985; blast from a 1859-vintage cannon during an ontario Place concert.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0048683F
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Blue Jay Mike Cannon (right) this assistant Ken Carson
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