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Driving rain

Date7/22/1990

Names

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Wilkes, Jim (photographer)

FormatPicture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Driving rain: Umbrellas, raincoats and frowns are the fashion among 64,264 fans who saw Al Unser Jr., right, win the Molson Indy yesterday.

Subject

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Object NumberTSPA_0091071F

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