A Parachutist floats to earth in one of the 31,700 jumps made in Ontario this year

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A Parachutist floats to earth in one of the 31,700 jumps made in Ontario this year

Date9/23/1973

Names

Norris, Dave (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: A Parachutist floats to earth in one of the 31;700 jumps made in Ontario this year. Six were fatal; compared with only one last year.

Subject

Sports

Skydiving

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0097607F

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