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Fijian firewalkers make their way over stones so hot they had just set a handkerchief ablaze at the Canadian National Exhibition yesterday. There was (...)
Fijian firewalkers make their way over stones so hot they had just set a handkerchief ablaze at the Canadian National Exhibition yesterday. There was (...)

Fijian firewalkers make their way over stones so hot they had just set a handkerchief ablaze at the Canadian National Exhibition yesterday. There was (...)

Date8/15/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: Fijian firewalkers make their way over stones so hot they had just set a handkerchief ablaze at the Canadian National Exhibition yesterday. There was a faint smell of burning flesh but only one of the 20 men grimaced with pain as they walked across the hot rocks at a steady; casual pace. One stone split suddenly.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0111855F
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