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Aug. 1955 Marilyn Bell crawls ashore after swimming the English Channell
Aug. 1955 Marilyn Bell crawls ashore after swimming the English Channell

Aug. 1955 Marilyn Bell crawls ashore after swimming the English Channell

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Original Toronto Star caption: Aug. 1955 Marilyn Bell crawls ashore after swimming the English Channell.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0031871F
      Gus Ryder holds crowd back as Marilyn Crawls ashore to triumph
      Gus Ryder holds crowd back as Marilyn Crawls ashore to triumph
      Bell, Marilyn, 1937-
      8/2/1955
      Paper tiger with a big heart. Melissa Campbell, 6, of Hamilton, crawls under tiger made by Tottenham students who collected and stuffed it with $1,400(...)
      Paper tiger with a big heart. Melissa Campbell, 6, of Hamilton, crawls under tiger made by Tottenham students who collected and stuffed it with $1,400(...)
      Irish, Paul
      3/22/1990
      Salvation army Lt. Col. Eric Coward, now retired, revamped the War Cry, the army's publication, because many pub crawls here and overseas convinced hi(...)
      Salvation army Lt. Col. Eric Coward, now retired, revamped the War Cry, the army's publication, because many pub crawls here and overseas convinced hi(...)
      Barkley, Harold
      4/11/1977
      Storm's wake: Traffic crawls southbound on Highway 400 near Highway 89 last night past a mobile home, blown off a flatbed truck in a flash storm
      Storm's wake: Traffic crawls southbound on Highway 400 near Highway 89 last night past a mobile home, blown off a flatbed truck in a flash storm
      Brennan, Pat
      10/4/1990
      Star reporter Robert McKenzie crawls into the 25-foot-long tunnel under a secluded farmhouse near St
      Star reporter Robert McKenzie crawls into the 25-foot-long tunnel under a secluded farmhouse near St
      Ross, Fred
      12/30/1970
      Cindy Nicholas, Marathon swimmer is helped ashore after swimming Lake Ontario
      Cindy Nicholas, Marathon swimmer is helped ashore after swimming Lake Ontario
      Nicholas, Cindy
      8/17/1974
      Crowds cheer John Kinsella as he walks ashore after swimming Lake Ontario in record time of 13 hours, 49 minutes
      Crowds cheer John Kinsella as he walks ashore after swimming Lake Ontario in record time of 13 hours, 49 minutes
      Bezant, Graham
      8/16/1978
      I feel great. I want to party,' the Kingston swimming instructor said after stepping ashore yesterday. So she broke out the champagne to let the assembled media join in
      I feel great. I want to party,' the Kingston swimming instructor said after stepping ashore yesterday. So she broke out the champagne to let the assembled media join in
      Dunlop, Al
      8/7/1987
      Bell, Marilyn (swimming) -Action
      Bell, Marilyn (swimming) -Action
      Bell, Marilyn, 1937-
      8/1/1955
      As the field lined up to dive in for the five-mile crawl toward $5,000 in prize money, May Looney, who has been swimming for 17 years and won a C
      As the field lined up to dive in for the five-mile crawl toward $5,000 in prize money, May Looney, who has been swimming for 17 years and won a C
      Looney, Bernice
      8/27/1947
      At completion of channel swim near Dover, England, coach Gus Ryder is shown wading into water as Marilyn comes ashore on hands and knees. She was 17 w(...)
      At completion of channel swim near Dover, England, coach Gus Ryder is shown wading into water as Marilyn comes ashore on hands and knees. She was 17 w(...)
      Bell, Marilyn, 1937-
      8/10/1956
      Maid Of The Mist (1885-1955) with Maid of the Mist (1892-1955) at Niagara Falls, after having burned
      Maid Of The Mist (1885-1955) with Maid of the Mist (1892-1955) at Niagara Falls, after having burned
      Maid of the Mist (Ship : 1892-1955)
      8/30/1955