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Youthful skip Pierre Birkbeck of Avonlea watches his rock-head down the ice during play in the Canada Life bonspiel
Youthful skip Pierre Birkbeck of Avonlea watches his rock-head down the ice during play in the Canada Life bonspiel

Youthful skip Pierre Birkbeck of Avonlea watches his rock-head down the ice during play in the Canada Life bonspiel

Date1/20/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Youthful skip Pierre Birkbeck of Avonlea watches his rock-head down the ice during play in the Canada Life bonspiel. Birkbeck was knocked out of competition, but his popular rink, youngest of 672 in the 'spiel, won many friends.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0092612F
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