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Some hitchhikers are clowns. The end of transit strike severely reduced the number of hitchhikers in Metro, but the art took on new twist as Pamela Ki(...)
Some hitchhikers are clowns. The end of transit strike severely reduced the number of hitchhikers in Metro, but the art took on new twist as Pamela Ki(...)

Some hitchhikers are clowns. The end of transit strike severely reduced the number of hitchhikers in Metro, but the art took on new twist as Pamela Ki(...)

Date9/6/1974
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  • Some hitchhikers are clowns. The end of transit strike severely reduced the number of hitchhikers in Metro; but the art took on new twist as Pamela Kirk; 24; of London; England; tried to thumb ride on Bloor St. near High Park yesterday. A street clown with community group in London; Pamela plans to hichhike; in costume; to British Columbia on Monday. She intends to use her experiences on the road in Canada in a book she's writing.
  • Some hitchhikers are clowns. The end of transit strike severely reduced the number of hitchhikers in Metro, but the art took on new twist as Pamela Ki(...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: Some hitchhikers are clowns. The end of transit strike severely reduced the number of hitchhikers in Metro; but the art took on new twist as Pamela Kirk; 24; of London; England; tried to thumb ride on Bloor St. near High Park yesterday. A street clown with community group in London; Pamela plans to hichhike; in costume; to British Columbia on Monday. She intends to use her experiences on the road in Canada in a book she's writing.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0004698F
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