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Living it up, World's tallest man, Christopher Paul Greener (7-foot-6) dwarfs Doug Birrell (5-foot-4) of Ripley's Museum, Niagara Falls, who met him a(...)
Living it up, World's tallest man, Christopher Paul Greener (7-foot-6) dwarfs Doug Birrell (5-foot-4) of Ripley's Museum, Niagara Falls, who met him a(...)

Living it up, World's tallest man, Christopher Paul Greener (7-foot-6) dwarfs Doug Birrell (5-foot-4) of Ripley's Museum, Niagara Falls, who met him a(...)

Date8/18/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: Living it up; World's tallest man; Christopher Paul Greener (7-foot-6) dwarfs Doug Birrell (5-foot-4) of Ripley's Museum; Niagara Falls; who met him at Toronto International Airport. Greener; of Hayes; England; will be at the museum for the next 10 days.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0008806F
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