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Home stretch

Date8/26/1986

Names

Hansen, Rick, 1957- (subject)

Spremo, Boris (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Home stretch: On his 29th birthday yesterday, Rick Hansen left St. John's Nfld., and rolled along Trans-Canada Highway toward Vancouver, where he began his around-world journey.

Subject

Athletes with disabilities

Portraits

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0052992F

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