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Damon Simpson
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One boy is sitting up against the backboard of a basketball hoop and looking down, while another boy is preparing to shoot a basket. Caption reads: "Terrell Henderson had a bird's-eye view from atop the basketball rim as his friend, Damon Simpson, took a shot Sunday at a basketball court at N. 33rd St. and W. North Ave."
June 2, 1986
Lynn, Tom
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