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Showing the skills and iron nerve that make him the ''human fly,'' Dan Goodwin grips the aluminum sills that are his only support as he climbs the CN Tower today
Showing the skills and iron nerve that make him the ''human fly,'' Dan Goodwin grips the aluminum sills that are his only support as he climbs the CN Tower today

Showing the skills and iron nerve that make him the ''human fly,'' Dan Goodwin grips the aluminum sills that are his only support as he climbs the CN Tower today

Date6/26/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Showing the skills and iron nerve that make him the ''human fly,'' Dan Goodwin grips the aluminum sills that are his only support as he climbs the CN Tower today.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0050817F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Neighbourhood:Railway Lands
Province or state:Ontario
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