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White elephant

White elephant

Date5/11/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: White elephant: Flamboyant promoter John Shaheen (right) had big plans for his 100;000-barrel-a-day Newfoundland refinery. Unlikely to ever be reactivated; it stands as a mute monument to a major miscalculation.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0105364F
Wonderful venue': John MacLean, Keswick library's chief executive officer and Louann Sanders, manager of the theatre attached to the library, are proud of the success of the theatre, which critics once said would be a white elephant
Wonderful venue': John MacLean, Keswick library's chief executive officer and Louann Sanders, manager of the theatre attached to the library, are proud of the success of the theatre, which critics once said would be a white elephant
9/18/1991
Sitting pretty, Overseeing his domain, general manager Michael Nagy says Olympium's no longer a white elephant
Sitting pretty, Overseeing his domain, general manager Michael Nagy says Olympium's no longer a white elephant
10/2/1979
White elephant Aida (above) dwarfs opera giant Joan Sutherland (at right in inset) and Tatians Troyanos
White elephant Aida (above) dwarfs opera giant Joan Sutherland (at right in inset) and Tatians Troyanos
10/26/1989
Roy Ascott stands in front of the Ontario College of Art building which, he claims, is an expensive white elephant for the taxpayer to feed
Roy Ascott stands in front of the Ontario College of Art building which, he claims, is an expensive white elephant for the taxpayer to feed
7/4/1972
Montgomery's Inn at Dundas St. W. and Islington Ave, is a white elephant two factions have been wrangling over for some time. The Etobicoke Historical(...)
Montgomery's Inn at Dundas St. W. and Islington Ave, is a white elephant two factions have been wrangling over for some time. The Etobicoke Historical(...)
11/17/1964
Rail and harbor terminal, Hailed at the outset as a potential white elephant by business men this fine modern storage warehouse on Toronto's harbor fr(...)
Rail and harbor terminal, Hailed at the outset as a potential white elephant by business men this fine modern storage warehouse on Toronto's harbor fr(...)
2/2/1929
$14 million white elephant
$14 million white elephant
11/2/1979
Children's entertainer Bram Morrison has a mass of delightful cartoons, elephants and pictures adorning his family's fridge. Elephants are a recurring theme
Children's entertainer Bram Morrison has a mass of delightful cartoons, elephants and pictures adorning his family's fridge. Elephants are a recurring theme
9/22/1992
Perhaps the pride and pomp of India are most vividly expressly in richly decorate elephants elephants owned by immensely wealthy rajahs and maharajahs(...)
Perhaps the pride and pomp of India are most vividly expressly in richly decorate elephants elephants owned by immensely wealthy rajahs and maharajahs(...)
1/26/1946
Festival parade works up a hearty thirst for imported elephant and any oasis will do
Festival parade works up a hearty thirst for imported elephant and any oasis will do
8/13/1977
Elephants need fast cleaning-up before leading Hare Krishna festival parade
Elephants need fast cleaning-up before leading Hare Krishna festival parade
8/13/1977
Elephant and handlers, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1920
Elephant and handlers, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1920
September, 1920