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Handy fellows and heady, too, are strongmen Kaseyey and Manassarian doing balacing act with Great Moscow Circus at Maple Leaf Gardens
Handy fellows and heady, too, are strongmen Kaseyey and Manassarian doing balacing act with Great Moscow Circus at Maple Leaf Gardens

Handy fellows and heady, too, are strongmen Kaseyey and Manassarian doing balacing act with Great Moscow Circus at Maple Leaf Gardens

Date9/5/1962
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Original Toronto Star caption: Handy fellows and heady; too; are strongmen Kaseyey and Manassarian doing balacing act with Great Moscow Circus at Maple Leaf Gardens.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0004782F
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