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A lift over troubled waters, Firefighter Bill Loukides gives Nicole Poirier a lift after a watermain valve burst near SkyDome last night and shot water 18 metres (60 feet) into the air
A lift over troubled waters, Firefighter Bill Loukides gives Nicole Poirier a lift after a watermain valve burst near SkyDome last night and shot water 18 metres (60 feet) into the air

A lift over troubled waters, Firefighter Bill Loukides gives Nicole Poirier a lift after a watermain valve burst near SkyDome last night and shot water 18 metres (60 feet) into the air

Date6/20/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: A lift over troubled waters; Firefighter Bill Loukides gives Nicole Poirier a lift after a watermain valve burst near SkyDome last night and shot water 18 metres (60 feet) into the air.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0112396F
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