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Tumbling down the tower. Stuntman Roger Brown, padded everywhere except on his head, rolls down the CN Tower's 1,760 steels steps today to try to rais(...)
Tumbling down the tower. Stuntman Roger Brown, padded everywhere except on his head, rolls down the CN Tower's 1,760 steels steps today to try to rais(...)

Tumbling down the tower. Stuntman Roger Brown, padded everywhere except on his head, rolls down the CN Tower's 1,760 steels steps today to try to rais(...)

Date9/9/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Tumbling down the tower. Stuntman Roger Brown; padded everywhere except on his head; rolls down the CN Tower's 1;760 steels steps today to try to raise up to $1;000 for the Metro United Way campaign. The tumble took two hours.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0109851F
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