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Greenpeace Protester Al Johnson throws him self over a baby seal as Norwegian seal hunter looks on
Greenpeace Protester Al Johnson throws him self over a baby seal as Norwegian seal hunter looks on

Greenpeace Protester Al Johnson throws him self over a baby seal as Norwegian seal hunter looks on

Date3/16/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Greenpeace Protester Al Johnson throws him self over a baby seal as Norwegian seal hunter looks on. Before you kill him; kill me first; Johnson said to him. The sealer returned to his ship; in background.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0008268F
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    Greenpeace
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    In bright-red suits, Greenpeace volunteers yesterday check out their equipment to demonstrate against the Norwegian seal hunt off Newfoundland. Reside(...)
    Greenpeace
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    3/11/1976
    One of many newfoundlanders opposed to presence of Greenpeace Foundation volunteers at seal hunt is Edward Greenham (above), 38, of St. Anthony. They (...)
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    Davies, Brian
    3/14/1976
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    Loek, Dick
    3/16/1976
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    Beaty, Keith
    5/31/1978
    n Throw Man Onto Group of Demonstrators, mpt by pickets to seal off U
    n Throw Man Onto Group of Demonstrators, mpt by pickets to seal off U
    Roworth, Eddy
    3/18/1965
    At the front: Men from the sealer Lady Johnson II haul a whip line used for towing seal pelts over the ice and back to the vessel
    At the front: Men from the sealer Lady Johnson II haul a whip line used for towing seal pelts over the ice and back to the vessel
    Cooper, David
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    Chained to a cause, Seal hunt protester Merlin Andrews chained herself to a desk in the federal fisheries department office on Keele St. yesterday alo(...)
    Spremo, Boris
    3/13/1980
    Seal-hunt protesters in Totonto, above: Readers, in letters at left, condemn the annual hunt and demand it be ended
    Seal-hunt protesters in Totonto, above: Readers, in letters at left, condemn the annual hunt and demand it be ended
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