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Window cleaner grabs for ledge of 473-foot Simpson's Tower while being hauled by rope to top
Window cleaner grabs for ledge of 473-foot Simpson's Tower while being hauled by rope to top

Window cleaner grabs for ledge of 473-foot Simpson's Tower while being hauled by rope to top

Date12/29/1969
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  • Window cleaner grabs for ledge of 473-foot Simpson's Tower while being hauled by rope to top
  • Window cleaner grabs for ledge of 473-foot Simpson's Tower while being hauled by rope to top. He was trapped in a cradle that got jammed under overhang.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Window cleaner grabs for ledge of 473-foot Simpson's Tower while being hauled by rope to top. He was trapped in a cradle that got jammed under overhang.
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Rescuer Harry Harrison climbs back to top of Simpson's Tower after being lowered to cradle where he tied ropes around waists of two trapped window cleaners
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