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The sounds of the West Indies reverberated through the corridors of the Royal York Hotel Saturday night, and the color of those sunny isles was captur(...)
The sounds of the West Indies reverberated through the corridors of the Royal York Hotel Saturday night, and the color of those sunny isles was captur(...)

The sounds of the West Indies reverberated through the corridors of the Royal York Hotel Saturday night, and the color of those sunny isles was captur(...)

Date8/4/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: The sounds of the West Indies reverberated through the corridors of the Royal York Hotel Saturday night; and the color of those sunny isles was captured in costumes such as this at Caribana parade on University Ave. Saturday.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0102984F
Music moved the crowds, whether to the sounds of an impromptu chairtop whistler or to the beat of a more professional band
Music moved the crowds, whether to the sounds of an impromptu chairtop whistler or to the beat of a more professional band
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Color covered the path of the Saturday parade that kicked off Caribana 71, the week-long celebration organized by Metro's West Indian community. These(...)
Color covered the path of the Saturday parade that kicked off Caribana 71, the week-long celebration organized by Metro's West Indian community. These(...)
8/1/1971
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The new Miss Caribana, Marlene McDonald, takes her first dance with Peter O'Toole at last night's Caribana Ball at the Royal York Hotel. The actor is (...)
7/29/1977
The sound of massed music. It was called the Sound Orgy of the Year and there was certainly lots of it resounding through Coliseum Arena of Exhibition(...)
The sound of massed music. It was called the Sound Orgy of the Year and there was certainly lots of it resounding through Coliseum Arena of Exhibition(...)
1/19/1972
A ride over the Rocky Mountains to Oregon and California with a glance at some of the tropical islands, including the West Indies and the Sandwich Isles
A ride over the Rocky Mountains to Oregon and California with a glance at some of the tropical islands, including the West Indies and the Sandwich Isles
1852
Opening Caribana '70, the fourth annual West Indian festival at the Toronto islands, participants in costume parade from Varsity Stadium on Saturday. (...)
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8/1/1970
Waiting for Love, Sun, and sound, which is what a heavy advertising campaign has told them to expect, thousands of young people - mostly from the U.S.(...)
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A Disenchanted rock fan, 11-month-old Chris Blakely obviously doesn't dig the sound at the Mosport rock festival as he rides in a papoose sling on the(...)
A Disenchanted rock fan, 11-month-old Chris Blakely obviously doesn't dig the sound at the Mosport rock festival as he rides in a papoose sling on the(...)
8/8/1970
Strangers when they on the harbor cruise last night that officially opened Caribana '74, the West Indian carnival, Susan Scott of Jamaica and Bob Mari(...)
Strangers when they on the harbor cruise last night that officially opened Caribana '74, the West Indian carnival, Susan Scott of Jamaica and Bob Mari(...)
7/29/1974
It's Caribana time again. The Island ferry Thomas Rennie had a capacity crowd last night for the cruise kicking off Caribana '73, the annual West Indi(...)
It's Caribana time again. The Island ferry Thomas Rennie had a capacity crowd last night for the cruise kicking off Caribana '73, the annual West Indi(...)
8/1/1973
Unidentified but obviously happy fans of bluegrass music don't seem to mind the mud that was churned up Saturday after Friday's heavy rain at the Wate(...)
Unidentified but obviously happy fans of bluegrass music don't seem to mind the mud that was churned up Saturday after Friday's heavy rain at the Wate(...)
7/17/1977
Hair singer Gail Garnett gets crowd's attention in Joy Day Celebrations on Toronto Islands Saturday
Hair singer Gail Garnett gets crowd's attention in Joy Day Celebrations on Toronto Islands Saturday
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