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Taekwon-do founder Choi Hong Hi stubs cigarette on his calluses
Taekwon-do founder Choi Hong Hi stubs cigarette on his calluses

Taekwon-do founder Choi Hong Hi stubs cigarette on his calluses

Date11/29/1977
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0125904F
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