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Slippery spot: Greenpeace pollution protesters Jamie Greager, 26, of Detroit, left, and John Willis, 23, of Toronto, keep a tight hold on their lines as they perch on a ledge above the Niagara Gorge
Slippery spot: Greenpeace pollution protesters Jamie Greager, 26, of Detroit, left, and John Willis, 23, of Toronto, keep a tight hold on their lines as they perch on a ledge above the Niagara Gorge

Slippery spot: Greenpeace pollution protesters Jamie Greager, 26, of Detroit, left, and John Willis, 23, of Toronto, keep a tight hold on their lines as they perch on a ledge above the Niagara Gorge

Date8/31/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Slippery spot: Greenpeace pollution protesters Jamie Greager; 26; of Detroit; left; and John Willis; 23; of Toronto; keep a tight hold on their lines as they perch on a ledge above the Niagara Gorge.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0012461F
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