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Among her souvenirs: While the aged tree was being chopped down, Gertrude Wilhell claimed a piece as a souvenir
Among her souvenirs: While the aged tree was being chopped down, Gertrude Wilhell claimed a piece as a souvenir

Among her souvenirs: While the aged tree was being chopped down, Gertrude Wilhell claimed a piece as a souvenir

Date11/18/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: Among her souvenirs: While the aged tree was being chopped down; Gertrude Wilhell claimed a piece as a souvenir.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0018436F
Healthy Elm to be felled, A still-healthy elm tree, 60 feet tall and 70 years old, will be chopped down by the city of Toronto because it stands dead (...)
Healthy Elm to be felled, A still-healthy elm tree, 60 feet tall and 70 years old, will be chopped down by the city of Toronto because it stands dead (...)
6/20/1973
Octopus Tree, High Park's 225-year-old oak tree was being cut down today, the victim of old age and many lightning strikes
Octopus Tree, High Park's 225-year-old oak tree was being cut down today, the victim of old age and many lightning strikes
11/16/1983
Fight lost to save 100-year-old maple, A bid to save a 100-year-old tree in downtown Toronto from being cut down to make way for an office development has failed
Fight lost to save 100-year-old maple, A bid to save a 100-year-old tree in downtown Toronto from being cut down to make way for an office development has failed
7/6/1972
Everybody still on?, A tractor pulls a flatbed full of parents and children on their way to chop down a tree at Horton Tree Farms yesterday
Everybody still on?, A tractor pulls a flatbed full of parents and children on their way to chop down a tree at Horton Tree Farms yesterday
12/16/1984
They saw a tree: Bob Murcott of Rolling Meadows Farm near Brooklin shows children how to cut down a Christmas tree
They saw a tree: Bob Murcott of Rolling Meadows Farm near Brooklin shows children how to cut down a Christmas tree
11/21/1990
A lofty job, Warren Gobbles, an employee of Winfields Farm, north of Oshawa, balances expertly among the branches of an apple tree where he trims suck(...)
A lofty job, Warren Gobbles, an employee of Winfields Farm, north of Oshawa, balances expertly among the branches of an apple tree where he trims suck(...)
4/17/1992
Bundled in parkas and balaclavas, these youngsters enjoy ride in dog cart while tree is hauled along
Bundled in parkas and balaclavas, these youngsters enjoy ride in dog cart while tree is hauled along
12/14/1980
Young foresters: Five-year-old Joseph Piteo, left, has trouble cutting down a Christmas tree despite a helping hand from classmate Philip Perzia
Young foresters: Five-year-old Joseph Piteo, left, has trouble cutting down a Christmas tree despite a helping hand from classmate Philip Perzia
11/28/1986
Down on the farm: Cutting the family Christmas tree provides fun and exercise for the family, but after it's in the home, it can become a potential safety hazard unless proper precautions are taken
Down on the farm: Cutting the family Christmas tree provides fun and exercise for the family, but after it's in the home, it can become a potential safety hazard unless proper precautions are taken
12/17/1976
A day's outing can be lots of fun if family members go out to cut down their won Christmas tree
A day's outing can be lots of fun if family members go out to cut down their won Christmas tree
12/14/1980
Rooting for a goode cause. Deborah Martin-Downs and sons Greg, 3, and Colin, 9 months, help plant a tree yesterday in Riverdale Park. The trio were am(...)
Rooting for a goode cause. Deborah Martin-Downs and sons Greg, 3, and Colin, 9 months, help plant a tree yesterday in Riverdale Park. The trio were am(...)
11/3/1991
All part of the job: Arborists Dale Kirby, left, and Leroy Martinson lay their power saws into a diseased tree that had been blown down by a storm near Gibson House, North York
All part of the job: Arborists Dale Kirby, left, and Leroy Martinson lay their power saws into a diseased tree that had been blown down by a storm near Gibson House, North York
4/2/1985