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60-Mph hovecraft skims Toronto Harbor, With Toronto's skyline rising in the background, a 60-mile-an-hour hovercraft skims over the surface of Toronto(...)
60-Mph hovecraft skims Toronto Harbor, With Toronto's skyline rising in the background, a 60-mile-an-hour hovercraft skims over the surface of Toronto(...)

60-Mph hovecraft skims Toronto Harbor, With Toronto's skyline rising in the background, a 60-mile-an-hour hovercraft skims over the surface of Toronto(...)

Date1/31/1972
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  • 60-Mph hovecraft skims Toronto Harbor; With Toronto's skyline rising in the background; a 60-mile-an-hour hovercraft skims over the surface of Toronto harbor on a cushion of air yesterday during test run of the vehicale; called the first hovercraft design
  • 60-Mph hovecraft skims Toronto Harbor, With Toronto's skyline rising in the background, a 60-mile-an-hour hovercraft skims over the surface of Toronto(...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: 60-Mph hovecraft skims Toronto Harbor; With Toronto's skyline rising in the background; a 60-mile-an-hour hovercraft skims over the surface of Toronto harbor on a cushion of air yesterday during test run of the vehicale; called the first hovercraft design
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      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0008744F
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