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Flirting with death, youth waves at speeding freight train bearing down on him on a trestle
Flirting with death, youth waves at speeding freight train bearing down on him on a trestle

Flirting with death, youth waves at speeding freight train bearing down on him on a trestle

Date7/31/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Flirting with death; youth waves at speeding freight train bearing down on him on a trestle. Another watches from safety platform; a third from a pillar.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0001097F
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