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Gentle touch

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Gentle touch

Date11/2/1986

Names

Hansen, Rick, 1957- (subject)

McConnell, Colin (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Gentle touch: A little girl places her tiny hand in Rick Hansen's yesterday at Variety Village, a training and recreation centre for the disabled. Hansen was eagerly received by a crowd of 2,000, including many children in wheelchairs, who waited to welcome the man who has become their hero.

Subject

Athletes with disabilities

Medium

Photographs

Language

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0052932F

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