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50 years old
50 years old

50 years old

Date3/14/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: 50 years old: It was hard-rock mining for gold that put Yellowknife on the map; says an old-time prospector in the area. But he doesn't think much of the stamp marking the city's 50th birthday because it shows gold panning.
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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_0105521F
Ninety-year-old Alberta farmer Lawrence Rye has shown Clydesdales like Andy, towering over him, at the Royal Winter Fair each of the 50 years the fair's been held
Ninety-year-old Alberta farmer Lawrence Rye has shown Clydesdales like Andy, towering over him, at the Royal Winter Fair each of the 50 years the fair's been held
11/16/1972
There are no jitters onstage for 76-year-old Gertrude Lucas, a great-grand-mother and first permanent model at Simpsons store more than 50 years ago, (...)
There are no jitters onstage for 76-year-old Gertrude Lucas, a great-grand-mother and first permanent model at Simpsons store more than 50 years ago, (...)
9/18/1978
By Phil Johnson, Ants Evard has literally been around the world as a Scout leader and organizer. The 50-year-old Willowdale resident has spent more than 25 years helping put together major jamborees in Australia, Calgary, Guelph and Muskoka for his fellow
By Phil Johnson, Ants Evard has literally been around the world as a Scout leader and organizer. The 50-year-old Willowdale resident has spent more than 25 years helping put together major jamborees in Australia, Calgary, Guelph and Muskoka for his fellow
12/1/1987
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
9/1/1978
Yacht club at Kingston is 50 years old
Yacht club at Kingston is 50 years old
7/13/1946
She sees a baby after 50 years, Oh boy, what I've Missed, Rose Crawford said after kissing the tiny hand of week-old Christine Salerno at Central Hospital yesterday
She sees a baby after 50 years, Oh boy, what I've Missed, Rose Crawford said after kissing the tiny hand of week-old Christine Salerno at Central Hospital yesterday
4/10/1972
Reunited after 50 years. Three sisters and a brother met in Toronto for first time in 50 years, but Charles Reid, 57, couldn't get a word in . Mrs. H.(...)
Reunited after 50 years. Three sisters and a brother met in Toronto for first time in 50 years, but Charles Reid, 57, couldn't get a word in . Mrs. H.(...)
8/13/1964
Loanshark jailed 5 years, Loanshark Louis Stavroff, 50, was sent to prison today for five years for possessing dangerous weapons
Loanshark jailed 5 years, Loanshark Louis Stavroff, 50, was sent to prison today for five years for possessing dangerous weapons
10/10/1975
50 years Steiff Teddy: A little Teddybear journeys into the wide world
50 years Steiff Teddy: A little Teddybear journeys into the wide world
1953
Fred Marsh started work with English and Mould Ltd. in 1927, left and rejoined the company in 1928. He is about to complete 50 years with the firm.
Fred Marsh started work with English and Mould Ltd. in 1927, left and rejoined the company in 1928. He is about to complete 50 years with the firm.
3/29/1978
Woodcarver Frank Smith, 79, examines one of the hundreds of colorful life-sized models of Canadian birds he carved over the past 50 years
Woodcarver Frank Smith, 79, examines one of the hundreds of colorful life-sized models of Canadian birds he carved over the past 50 years
1/23/1968
Goodwill gesture: Harry Belafonte, his wife Julie and children from Withrow Public School cut a cake yesterday to celebrate 50 years of UNICEF
Goodwill gesture: Harry Belafonte, his wife Julie and children from Withrow Public School cut a cake yesterday to celebrate 50 years of UNICEF
10/3/1996