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Big scare for a little boy. Raphael Greenabaum, 2 1/2, of Hamilton is freed unharmed by firefighters and bystanders yesterday after his shirt got snag(...)
Big scare for a little boy. Raphael Greenabaum, 2 1/2, of Hamilton is freed unharmed by firefighters and bystanders yesterday after his shirt got snag(...)

Big scare for a little boy. Raphael Greenabaum, 2 1/2, of Hamilton is freed unharmed by firefighters and bystanders yesterday after his shirt got snag(...)

Date9/6/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: Big scare for a little boy. Raphael Greenabaum; 2 1/2; of Hamilton is freed unharmed by firefighters and bystanders yesterday after his shirt got snagged when he fell on the stairs of an escalator at Metro's Convention Centre. The escalator shut off automatically and he escaped with a small scrape on his shoulder.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000916F
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