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It's all in a day's work, A helicopter plucks a man from a power line, taking him from one job site to another on the 230-volt high-tension line between Cherrywood and Oshawa
It's all in a day's work, A helicopter plucks a man from a power line, taking him from one job site to another on the 230-volt high-tension line between Cherrywood and Oshawa

It's all in a day's work, A helicopter plucks a man from a power line, taking him from one job site to another on the 230-volt high-tension line between Cherrywood and Oshawa

Date4/30/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: It's all in a day's work; A helicopter plucks a man from a power line; taking him from one job site to another on the 230-volt high-tension line between Cherrywood and Oshawa.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0008845F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Oshawa||Pickering
Province or state:Ontario
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