Canada's 'Golden Horseman' comes home

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Canada's 'Golden Horseman' comes home

Date10/28/1968

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Barkley, Harold (photographer)

Gayford, Tom, 1928- (subject)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Canada's 'Golden Horseman' comes home. Wearing bright red Olympic jacket; Tom Gayford; captain of Canada's Olympic equestrian team; shows the Olympic gold medal dangling from green ribbon around his neck to crowd of 150 at Toronto airport last night. Returning with him was team member Jim Elder. The third member of team; Jim Day; flies home today in the aircraft bringing the team's 15 horses.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0049524F

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