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This exciting stunt is called para-sailing
This exciting stunt is called para-sailing

This exciting stunt is called para-sailing

Date2/22/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: This exciting stunt is called para-sailing. It started with people flying high on kites and parachutes behind motorboats and now its devotees are doing it with snowmobiles as demonstrated last weekend at Mansfield ski resort.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0096956F
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