Gruelling recovery

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Gruelling recovery

Date8/14/1981

Names

Spremo, Boris (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Gruelling recovery: Three years ago Darrell Currie tried to keep two children from touching an open transformer box. He received 13,800 volts of electricity when he touched it, which severely burned his left hand, right arm, underarms and toes.

Subject

Burns and scalds

Medium

Photographs

Language

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0025807F

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