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After crossing the Niagara gorge standing on a motorcycle on a wire normally used by cable cars
After crossing the Niagara gorge standing on a motorcycle on a wire normally used by cable cars

After crossing the Niagara gorge standing on a motorcycle on a wire normally used by cable cars

Date6/4/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: After crossing the Niagara gorge standing on a motorcycle on a wire normally used by cable cars. French acrobat Henry's Julien Rechatin went sightseeing - and looked at the place where he would like to string a cable and tightrope-walk across the Falls. The CN Tower interests him; Get me a permit. I could think of something to do. He's wire-walked the Alps and juggled scythes.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0106921F
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