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Getting above the crowd two men watch the races from a tree while a woman uses her perch on top of van to sunbathe
Getting above the crowd two men watch the races from a tree while a woman uses her perch on top of van to sunbathe

Getting above the crowd two men watch the races from a tree while a woman uses her perch on top of van to sunbathe

Date8/22/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Getting above the crowd two men watch the races from a tree while a woman uses her perch on top of van to sunbathe.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0090817F
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