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Triumphant moment

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Triumphant moment

Date10/27/1986

Names

Hansen, Rick, 1957- (subject)

Mulroney, Brian, 1939- (subject)

Spremo, Boris (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Triumphant moment: A delighted Rick Hansen receives a $1 million cheque from Prime Minister Brian Mulroney yesterday on Parliament Hill. Thousands jammed the hill for the biggest turnout during Hansen's around-the-world Man in Motion wheelchair trek to raise money for spinal cord research.

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Athletes with disabilities

Prime ministers

Medium

Photographs

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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_0052941F

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