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Downtown bike courier Bill Herdman tries a charcoal fitter face mask to relieve his burning lungs in yesterday's scorcher as he whizzes along King St. W. The masks sell in bike shops for about $10
Downtown bike courier Bill Herdman tries a charcoal fitter face mask to relieve his burning lungs in yesterday's scorcher as he whizzes along King St. W. The masks sell in bike shops for about $10

Downtown bike courier Bill Herdman tries a charcoal fitter face mask to relieve his burning lungs in yesterday's scorcher as he whizzes along King St. W. The masks sell in bike shops for about $10

Date7/19/1991
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  • Downtown bike courier Bill Herdman tries a charcoal fitter face mask to relieve his burning lungs in yesterday's scorcher as he whizzes along King St. W. The masks sell in bike shops for about $10.
  • Downtown bike courier Bill Herdman tries a charcoal fitter face mask to relieve his burning lungs in yesterday's scorcher as he whizzes along King St. W. The masks sell in bike shops for about $10
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Original Toronto Star caption: Downtown bike courier Bill Herdman tries a charcoal fitter face mask to relieve his burning lungs in yesterday's scorcher as he whizzes along King St. W. The masks sell in bike shops for about $10.
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