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The big moment: Technician Dakpa fits the artificial arm that will give Paul a whole new range of experiences and make him feel he's no longer the centre of curious attention
The big moment: Technician Dakpa fits the artificial arm that will give Paul a whole new range of experiences and make him feel he's no longer the centre of curious attention

The big moment: Technician Dakpa fits the artificial arm that will give Paul a whole new range of experiences and make him feel he's no longer the centre of curious attention

Date12/16/1981
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  • The big moment: Technician Dakpa fits the artificial arm that will give Paul a whole new range of experiences and make him feel he's no longer the centre of curious attention
  • The big moment: Technician Dakpa fits the artificial arm that will give Paul a whole new range of experiences and make him feel he's no longer the centre of curious attention.
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Original Toronto Star caption: The big moment: Technician Dakpa fits the artificial arm that will give Paul a whole new range of experiences and make him feel he's no longer the centre of curious attention.
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      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0025658F
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      Grin of triumph: Paul delightedly tweaks the nose of technician Rinchen Dakpa with the artificial arm Dakpa fitted, while his equally delighted mother, Gail Smidstrup, holds him
      Grin of triumph: Paul delightedly tweaks the nose of technician Rinchen Dakpa with the artificial arm Dakpa fitted, while his equally delighted mother, Gail Smidstrup, holds him
      Loek, Dick
      12/16/1981
      Anticipation: Paul sits ready for a new life as technician Rinchen Dakpa prepares to fit the left arm the child has had missing since birth
      Anticipation: Paul sits ready for a new life as technician Rinchen Dakpa prepares to fit the left arm the child has had missing since birth
      Loek, Dick
      12/16/1981
      Lifelike fit: Dr. Jean de Pillet, a French plastic surgeon, fits Maria Peluso with three artificial fingers.
      Lifelike fit: Dr. Jean de Pillet, a French plastic surgeon, fits Maria Peluso with three artificial fingers.
      Beaty, Keith
      6/9/1983
      Perfect fit: Dr. William Sauter, head of the Hugh MacMilan Medical Centre program invesigating the use of muscle impuses to power artifical limbs, checks out young Jackie Nickel's artificial arm. He says, we have 2,000 to 3,000 visitors a year coming through here, looking at what we're doing.
      Perfect fit: Dr. William Sauter, head of the Hugh MacMilan Medical Centre program invesigating the use of muscle impuses to power artifical limbs, checks out young Jackie Nickel's artificial arm. He says, we have 2,000 to 3,000 visitors a year coming through here, looking at what we're doing.
      Pickell, Brian
      5/26/1985
      If the shoe fits: Ex-Yankee Al Leiter feels a little strange in a Jays uniform after an upsetting trade, but, he says, I'm only 23 and I'm looking forward to a lot of good years
      If the shoe fits: Ex-Yankee Al Leiter feels a little strange in a Jays uniform after an upsetting trade, but, he says, I'm only 23 and I'm looking forward to a lot of good years
      Leiter, Al
      5/2/1989
      Eye to detail: Below, Fernando Rego fits a bespoke tailored suit in progress that can range in price from $900 to $2,000, depending on the fabric
      Eye to detail: Below, Fernando Rego fits a bespoke tailored suit in progress that can range in price from $900 to $2,000, depending on the fabric
      Bull, Ron
      11/23/1987
      The Better To Hear You: Audiologist Donald Hayes fits Jim McTague with a device that makes it easier for him to hear soft sounds
      The Better To Hear You: Audiologist Donald Hayes fits Jim McTague with a device that makes it easier for him to hear soft sounds
      Stawicki, Andrew
      2/25/1991
      TV reporter Kathy Kastner used experiences with daughter Jessica to make a video for new parents
      TV reporter Kathy Kastner used experiences with daughter Jessica to make a video for new parents
      Goode, Jeff
      10/9/1987
      Out of custody and back with the family of John Graham, the unemployed window-washer who helped him gain his freedom after he was committed to the Ontario Hospital, Harry Heard, 72, tells about his experiences as a ward of the government
      Out of custody and back with the family of John Graham, the unemployed window-washer who helped him gain his freedom after he was committed to the Ontario Hospital, Harry Heard, 72, tells about his experiences as a ward of the government
      Geo, Mario
      6/13/1968
      The shoe fits: Dave Sandy, who with his wife developed the Big Star gymanstic shoe, checks machine at which Carolyn Jones works on the shoe.
      The shoe fits: Dave Sandy, who with his wife developed the Big Star gymanstic shoe, checks machine at which Carolyn Jones works on the shoe.
      Dunlop, Alan
      8/25/1982
      So small that it barely fits on a finger, this hearing aid component has helped make Linear Technology a world leader
      So small that it barely fits on a finger, this hearing aid component has helped make Linear Technology a world leader
      Griffin, Doug
      3/27/1987
      A miracle unfolds: Paul smidstrup, 3, takes a first look, in fascination and amazement, at his two hands after his artificial left arm had been fitted at the Ontario Crippled Children's Centre
      A miracle unfolds: Paul smidstrup, 3, takes a first look, in fascination and amazement, at his two hands after his artificial left arm had been fitted at the Ontario Crippled Children's Centre
      Loek, Dick
      12/16/1981