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Skywalker. Tension creases the face of Jay Cochrane (inset) as he successfully navigates the 88-metre (287-foot) high-wire strung 155 metres (500 feet(...)
Skywalker. Tension creases the face of Jay Cochrane (inset) as he successfully navigates the 88-metre (287-foot) high-wire strung 155 metres (500 feet(...)

Skywalker. Tension creases the face of Jay Cochrane (inset) as he successfully navigates the 88-metre (287-foot) high-wire strung 155 metres (500 feet(...)

Date11/19/1977
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  • Skywalker. Tension creases the face of Jay Cochrane (inset) as he successfully navigates the 88-metre (287-foot) high-wire strung 155 metres (500 feet) between Bay Centre towers yesterday at Bloor and Yonge Sts.
  • Skywalker. Tension creases the face of Jay Cochrane (inset) as he successfully navigates the 88-metre (287-foot) high-wire strung 155 metres (500 feet(...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: Skywalker. Tension creases the face of Jay Cochrane (inset) as he successfully navigates the 88-metre (287-foot) high-wire strung 155 metres (500 feet) between Bay Centre towers yesterday at Bloor and Yonge Sts.
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      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0039319F
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      Cochrane, Jay, 1944-
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