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I made it! Dar Robinson' beaming with relief now that his sensational leap is all over, but before the jump he said he was haunted by the death of a p(...)
I made it! Dar Robinson' beaming with relief now that his sensational leap is all over, but before the jump he said he was haunted by the death of a p(...)

I made it! Dar Robinson' beaming with relief now that his sensational leap is all over, but before the jump he said he was haunted by the death of a p(...)

Date9/21/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: I made it! Dar Robinson' beaming with relief now that his sensational leap is all over, but before the jump he said he was haunted by the death of a pal three weeks ago in a free fall. This one's the scariest stunt I've ever done. It's really spooky, he said.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0076829F
There he goes! Dar Robinson, the California stuntman, flails his arms and legs as he leaps from the 1,100-foot observation level of the CN Tower, with(...)
There he goes! Dar Robinson, the California stuntman, flails his arms and legs as he leaps from the 1,100-foot observation level of the CN Tower, with(...)
8/12/1980
The long fall: Stuntman Dar Robinson leaps well out from CN Tower to avoid obstacles on way down, then free falls before pulling parachute ripcord
The long fall: Stuntman Dar Robinson leaps well out from CN Tower to avoid obstacles on way down, then free falls before pulling parachute ripcord
9/21/1979
The long fall: Stuntman Dar Robinson leaps well out from CN Tower to avoid obstacles on way down, then free falls before pulling parachute ripcord
The long fall: Stuntman Dar Robinson leaps well out from CN Tower to avoid obstacles on way down, then free falls before pulling parachute ripcord
9/21/1979
The long fall: Stuntman Dar Robinson leaps well out from CN Tower to avoid obstacles on way down, then free falls before pulling parachute ripcord
The long fall: Stuntman Dar Robinson leaps well out from CN Tower to avoid obstacles on way down, then free falls before pulling parachute ripcord
9/21/1979
Believed he was Libelled. Ed. Keating. winner of yesterday's swim, who made his sensational reference to Vierkoetter, under the belief that the German(...)
Believed he was Libelled. Ed. Keating. winner of yesterday's swim, who made his sensational reference to Vierkoetter, under the belief that the German(...)
8/31/1929
Dar Robinson. Back on his feet, all smiles
Dar Robinson. Back on his feet, all smiles
9/21/1979
Beaming. Prime Minister Lester Pearson, obviously elated with the success of Expo, takes a ride on the fair's mini-rail. He said his earlier doubts ab(...)
Beaming. Prime Minister Lester Pearson, obviously elated with the success of Expo, takes a ride on the fair's mini-rail. He said his earlier doubts ab(...)
4/29/1967
It's over the edge and 1,100 feet to go for stuntman Dar Robinson
It's over the edge and 1,100 feet to go for stuntman Dar Robinson
8/12/1980
A royal leap. Box Car Willie shows fine form as he and rider Mario Deslaurlers take a jump in yesterday's competiton for the McKee Open Jumper Trophy (...)
A royal leap. Box Car Willie shows fine form as he and rider Mario Deslaurlers take a jump in yesterday's competiton for the McKee Open Jumper Trophy (...)
11/12/1991
Up and over. Bridgette Bittner of Elliot Lake shows fine form in backward leap over high jump bar at qualifying meet Saturday for The Star Maple Leaf (...)
Up and over. Bridgette Bittner of Elliot Lake shows fine form in backward leap over high jump bar at qualifying meet Saturday for The Star Maple Leaf (...)
2/1/1976
All celebrity series claim with his sensational technique and poetic expression
All celebrity series claim with his sensational technique and poetic expression
3/30/1940
Not over: Khachadour Atikian Waits outside court yesterday before Jurors said they couldn't agree whether he and his wife let their infant starve
Not over: Khachadour Atikian Waits outside court yesterday before Jurors said they couldn't agree whether he and his wife let their infant starve
7/17/1991