Skip to main content
Digital Archive Toronto Public Library Homepage
Dominion Seed House has been a Landmark of highway 7 in Georgetown since 1928
Dominion Seed House has been a Landmark of highway 7 in Georgetown since 1928

Dominion Seed House has been a Landmark of highway 7 in Georgetown since 1928

Date1/5/1982
Names
(photographer)
Format
Notes
Original Toronto Star caption: Dominion Seed House has been a Landmark of highway 7 in Georgetown since 1928. At full production; it employs 120 people who fill thousands of mail orders.
Medium
Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0106420F
Packing seeds: Renee Baker packages seeds at the Dominion Seed House in Georgetown
Packing seeds: Renee Baker packages seeds at the Dominion Seed House in Georgetown
3/20/1986
One happy man: Harry Chubby Ferriman, 75, still operates a service station at Avenue Rd. and Chaplin Cres. Ferriman has been in the business since 1928 and got his first job as a service station attendant with Imperial Oil at the age of 17. Time is the es
One happy man: Harry Chubby Ferriman, 75, still operates a service station at Avenue Rd. and Chaplin Cres. Ferriman has been in the business since 1928 and got his first job as a service station attendant with Imperial Oil at the age of 17. Time is the es
12/22/1986
Old Town Clock has been a Halifax Landmark since the days of Napoleon
Old Town Clock has been a Halifax Landmark since the days of Napoleon
6/19/1996
An old landmark rises again. The restoration of the Port Perry town hall, built in 1873, has been underway since last fall, yesterday the bell tower, (...)
An old landmark rises again. The restoration of the Port Perry town hall, built in 1873, has been underway since last fall, yesterday the bell tower, (...)
11/28/1975
Business threatened: Dave Clark and Darlene Bourdeau stand in front of the Georgetown licensing bureau that's been in his family since 1951.
Business threatened: Dave Clark and Darlene Bourdeau stand in front of the Georgetown licensing bureau that's been in his family since 1951.
4/20/1992
They lost of wife and mother 5 1/2 months ago and life has been a struggle since, Kevin Murphy and sons, from top, Sean, 10, Mike, 9, and Steven, 7, have difficulty coping with mundane, day-to-day things
They lost of wife and mother 5 1/2 months ago and life has been a struggle since, Kevin Murphy and sons, from top, Sean, 10, Mike, 9, and Steven, 7, have difficulty coping with mundane, day-to-day things
11/29/1977
Edward Lane owns landmark Motor Inn. Since the raid it seems like the place has got the plague.
Edward Lane owns landmark Motor Inn. Since the raid it seems like the place has got the plague.
5/23/1974
Rennie's seed annual, 1928
Rennie's seed annual, 1928
1928
One baby's spinal cord was broken and the cornea of another infant's eye was scratched during forcep deliveries by a Georgetown obstetrician, the Ontario Hospital Appeals Board has been told. [Incomplete]
One baby's spinal cord was broken and the cornea of another infant's eye was scratched during forcep deliveries by a Georgetown obstetrician, the Ontario Hospital Appeals Board has been told. [Incomplete]
12/7/1987
Landmark casa loma has been turned into a Christmas Fairyland for the second year in a row and will be open to the public from Saturday on with procee(...)
Landmark casa loma has been turned into a Christmas Fairyland for the second year in a row and will be open to the public from Saturday on with procee(...)
11/11/1964
Defying icy roads, bitter iwnds and the longest highway in the world since he left Vancouver Jan. 7, adventurer Mike Flynn is cycling across Canada because it is there. The tall, 32-year-old cyclist from Niagara Falls is also zooming across the country -
Defying icy roads, bitter iwnds and the longest highway in the world since he left Vancouver Jan. 7, adventurer Mike Flynn is cycling across Canada because it is there. The tall, 32-year-old cyclist from Niagara Falls is also zooming across the country -
2/14/1983
The Belcourt family, Patricia, Marc, and children Lisa, 3, and Stephen, 7-stand outside their house in West Hill which they sold for $54,000, only to find 10 days later it had been resold for $63,000. Belcourt has asked the Supreme Court of Ontario to cancel the first sale and refund the $2,700 real estate commission. They have been offered the $9,000 and the commission out of court.
The Belcourt family, Patricia, Marc, and children Lisa, 3, and Stephen, 7-stand outside their house in West Hill which they sold for $54,000, only to find 10 days later it had been resold for $63,000. Belcourt has asked the Supreme Court of Ontario to cancel the first sale and refund the $2,700 real estate commission. They have been offered the $9,000 and the commission out of court.
7/17/1973