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Chopping problems down to size: Developer Gordon Bacque picks up his axe and cuts firewood when the going gets tough.
Chopping problems down to size: Developer Gordon Bacque picks up his axe and cuts firewood when the going gets tough.

Chopping problems down to size: Developer Gordon Bacque picks up his axe and cuts firewood when the going gets tough.

Date10/25/1980
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0125131F
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James Lucas, left, John De Boer, centre, and Gordon Bacque tour complex
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