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On the road back: Ian Phillips, 30, who lost in legs and eight fingers in a skiing accident, is recuperating at Toronto's West Park Rehabilitation Hospital before returning home to Calgary
On the road back: Ian Phillips, 30, who lost in legs and eight fingers in a skiing accident, is recuperating at Toronto's West Park Rehabilitation Hospital before returning home to Calgary

On the road back: Ian Phillips, 30, who lost in legs and eight fingers in a skiing accident, is recuperating at Toronto's West Park Rehabilitation Hospital before returning home to Calgary

Date8/4/1983
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0132113F
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