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High and wet: James McMahon, 29, beats the heat with a hard-hat of water yesterday as he works to clean the CN Tower's doughnut-shape dome
High and wet: James McMahon, 29, beats the heat with a hard-hat of water yesterday as he works to clean the CN Tower's doughnut-shape dome

High and wet: James McMahon, 29, beats the heat with a hard-hat of water yesterday as he works to clean the CN Tower's doughnut-shape dome

Date7/4/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: High and wet: James McMahon; 29; beats the heat with a hard-hat of water yesterday as he works to clean the CN Tower's doughnut-shape dome.
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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_0109863F
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