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Every day, hundreds put their possessions in hock to get the quickest and easiest loans available
Every day, hundreds put their possessions in hock to get the quickest and easiest loans available

Every day, hundreds put their possessions in hock to get the quickest and easiest loans available

Date12/10/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Every day, hundreds put their possessions in hock to get the quickest and easiest loans available
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0027297F
Pawnbroker Howard Green, Some clients try to pawn their wives
Pawnbroker Howard Green, Some clients try to pawn their wives
1/7/1975
Invisible wall of opposition greeted bearded Mike Bazilli when he imported 50 Russian diesel tractors to Oakville last spring. He says farmers couldn't get bank loans to buy them, publications refused his ads and other machinery companies cancelled their distribution agreements with him.
Invisible wall of opposition greeted bearded Mike Bazilli when he imported 50 Russian diesel tractors to Oakville last spring. He says farmers couldn't get bank loans to buy them, publications refused his ads and other machinery companies cancelled their distribution agreements with him.
10/27/1970
Working nights in a doughnut shop and days at a paper products plant, Robert Gilbert, 30, is paying off $3,000 in student loans. He will be getting his bachelor of arts degree from McMaster University in the spring. He began his education by spending six
Working nights in a doughnut shop and days at a paper products plant, Robert Gilbert, 30, is paying off $3,000 in student loans. He will be getting his bachelor of arts degree from McMaster University in the spring. He began his education by spending six
12/9/1977
Lesladies are the Dionnes when it comes to Victory Loans
Lesladies are the Dionnes when it comes to Victory Loans
2/24/1942
Paper flood: Director orf Ontario's student awards program, Bill Clarkson, above, sifts through a mountain of applications from students seeking financial assistance with their post-secondary education. Philip Lam talks with personal loans manager Murray Dowey, right, at the Bank of Montreal.
Paper flood: Director orf Ontario's student awards program, Bill Clarkson, above, sifts through a mountain of applications from students seeking financial assistance with their post-secondary education. Philip Lam talks with personal loans manager Murray Dowey, right, at the Bank of Montreal.
8/25/1982
Recent arrivals from Montreal are Lila and Arnold Dewhurst and son Philip, 12. Dewhurst is executive with Alcan, one of the big companies which are seeking new policies to ease the problem of frequent moves in upper echelons. Some companies provide interest-free loans, assist in selling houses, pay for license plate changes, alterations to carpets and phone charges.
Recent arrivals from Montreal are Lila and Arnold Dewhurst and son Philip, 12. Dewhurst is executive with Alcan, one of the big companies which are seeking new policies to ease the problem of frequent moves in upper echelons. Some companies provide interest-free loans, assist in selling houses, pay for license plate changes, alterations to carpets and phone charges.
6/12/1972
Hart MacDougall: Executive says loans were based on 1989's profit.
Hart MacDougall: Executive says loans were based on 1989's profit.
4/4/1991
Moving day: Rob Bright sits on some of his possessions, under the watchful eyes of two police officers, after he was evicted yesterday from a makeshift home on the porch of a Beaches home
Moving day: Rob Bright sits on some of his possessions, under the watchful eyes of two police officers, after he was evicted yesterday from a makeshift home on the porch of a Beaches home
7/22/1985
Luge and Ski Runs in Etobicoke's Centennial Park are attracting winter sports enthusiasts by hundreds every weekend
Luge and Ski Runs in Etobicoke's Centennial Park are attracting winter sports enthusiasts by hundreds every weekend
2/20/1977
A real centre of a municipality, Hundreds of skaters turn out every night at the rink in the $5 million Chinguacousy Civic Centre in Bramalea, where t(...)
A real centre of a municipality, Hundreds of skaters turn out every night at the rink in the $5 million Chinguacousy Civic Centre in Bramalea, where t(...)
11/28/1972
Raccoon capers: A trio of raccoons at the Toronto Humane Society - just three of hundreds brought in every year - are supervised by Allyson Handson, wildlife rehabilitation officer
Raccoon capers: A trio of raccoons at the Toronto Humane Society - just three of hundreds brought in every year - are supervised by Allyson Handson, wildlife rehabilitation officer
10/23/1989
The view from a Helicopter as the last of 25,000 steel beams is put in place at Toronto-Dominion centre, Hundreds of spectators gathered at noon to se(...)
The view from a Helicopter as the last of 25,000 steel beams is put in place at Toronto-Dominion centre, Hundreds of spectators gathered at noon to se(...)
4/14/1966