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Mrs. Robb checks sketches, Sixty chickens once roosted in here
Mrs. Robb checks sketches, Sixty chickens once roosted in here

Mrs. Robb checks sketches, Sixty chickens once roosted in here

Date10/29/1966
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Original Toronto Star caption: Mrs. Robb checks sketches; Sixty chickens once roosted in here.
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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_0106659F
Spring chickens. This proud mother and chicks are part of 16-year-old John Garrett's backyard chicken farm in Scarborough. Garrett, who keeps 25 chick(...)
Spring chickens. This proud mother and chicks are part of 16-year-old John Garrett's backyard chicken farm in Scarborough. Garrett, who keeps 25 chick(...)
4/9/1981
Whole chickens are more economical than packaged chicken parts because you don't have to pay for the butcher's work in cutting them up
Whole chickens are more economical than packaged chicken parts because you don't have to pay for the butcher's work in cutting them up
6/23/1971
book cover with an illustration of a hen and a boy holding a chicken cage. 
The surprising and singular adventures of a hen : as related by herself to her family of chickens.
1815
Same old Alice: Some of the props are different, but Alice Cooper's stage presence has changed little since the days when he used to hang himself and bit heads off chickens, reviewer says
Same old Alice: Some of the props are different, but Alice Cooper's stage presence has changed little since the days when he used to hang himself and bit heads off chickens, reviewer says
11/24/1981
Besides 85 Lionel Purcell (left, rear) raises an assortment of go onkeys, llamas, ducks, chickens, peacocks and dov his 140-care farm, within sight of northern Scarborough's high-rises
Besides 85 Lionel Purcell (left, rear) raises an assortment of go onkeys, llamas, ducks, chickens, peacocks and dov his 140-care farm, within sight of northern Scarborough's high-rises
8/8/1977
Judging school fair chickens
Judging school fair chickens
1918
Cookbook author Muriel Breckenridge with bargain chickens: 'Housekeeping should be run as any efficient business is run'
Cookbook author Muriel Breckenridge with bargain chickens: 'Housekeeping should be run as any efficient business is run'
5/23/1979
Goats, chickens, pigs and cows are raised on the Cowley Fathers' farm
Goats, chickens, pigs and cows are raised on the Cowley Fathers' farm
8/7/1937
Down. Poultry is less expensive than it was last year because more fresh and frozen chickens are available. Egg prices also favor consumers
Down. Poultry is less expensive than it was last year because more fresh and frozen chickens are available. Egg prices also favor consumers
6/10/1969
Mike and Sue Symest are thrilled with their new century farm, near Claremont, settling in with six cats, three dogs, three horses, 40 chickens, a few bantams and two children
Mike and Sue Symest are thrilled with their new century farm, near Claremont, settling in with six cats, three dogs, three horses, 40 chickens, a few bantams and two children
6/24/1988
Wearing midi-dress with brown-and-white checks high neck, corsetted waist and a flaring skirt, Mrs
Wearing midi-dress with brown-and-white checks high neck, corsetted waist and a flaring skirt, Mrs
5/4/1971
Mrs. Jan Rubes checks recipe in her only set of cookbooks. When she entertains she usually relies on menu from her own recipe collection
Mrs. Jan Rubes checks recipe in her only set of cookbooks. When she entertains she usually relies on menu from her own recipe collection
2/7/1969