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Holding On: Carol Riggs, left, is locked in despair with her daughter Lynda over the death of her son Shane in a blast deliberately set in a Yellowknife mine
Holding On: Carol Riggs, left, is locked in despair with her daughter Lynda over the death of her son Shane in a blast deliberately set in a Yellowknife mine

Holding On: Carol Riggs, left, is locked in despair with her daughter Lynda over the death of her son Shane in a blast deliberately set in a Yellowknife mine

Date1/16/1993
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  • Holding On: Carol Riggs; left; is locked in despair with her daughter Lynda over the death of her son Shane in a blast deliberately set in a Yellowknife mine.
  • Holding On: Carol Riggs, left, is locked in despair with her daughter Lynda over the death of her son Shane in a blast deliberately set in a Yellowknife mine
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Original Toronto Star caption: Holding On: Carol Riggs; left; is locked in despair with her daughter Lynda over the death of her son Shane in a blast deliberately set in a Yellowknife mine.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0120938F
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