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(2) Some of the old, hand-drawn equipment seen in the accopanying pictures has been in service since 1884 when the volunteer firemen burned down Howla(...)
(2) Some of the old, hand-drawn equipment seen in the accopanying pictures has been in service since 1884 when the volunteer firemen burned down Howla(...)

(2) Some of the old, hand-drawn equipment seen in the accopanying pictures has been in service since 1884 when the volunteer firemen burned down Howla(...)

Date9/27/1932
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Original Toronto Star caption: (2) Some of the old, hand-drawn equipment seen in the accopanying pictures has been in service since 1884 when the volunteer firemen burned down Howland's grist mill whilst trying to thaw out water to test their equipment.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0108505F
The 1910 sidewheeler Trillium, seen above in a picture taken earlier this year, has been moored to the north of the Island filtration plant since it w(...)
The 1910 sidewheeler Trillium, seen above in a picture taken earlier this year, has been moored to the north of the Island filtration plant since it w(...)
3/29/1973
They all screamed, says William Dalziel recalling the moment when the kitchen of his Niagara Falls home suddenly exploded into flame. He's holding pictures of his burned wife, and four of six children. In photo, from left: Linda, 3, David, 6, Carmen, 5, and William, 8. Other two children escaped injury.
They all screamed, says William Dalziel recalling the moment when the kitchen of his Niagara Falls home suddenly exploded into flame. He's holding pictures of his burned wife, and four of six children. In photo, from left: Linda, 3, David, 6, Carmen, 5, and William, 8. Other two children escaped injury.
12/20/1968
Grim-faced volunteers listen intently to Constable Dave Bryan as he gives instructions on how to carry out their search for 3-year-old Kayla Klaudusz, who has been missing from home since Wednesday
Grim-faced volunteers listen intently to Constable Dave Bryan as he gives instructions on how to carry out their search for 3-year-old Kayla Klaudusz, who has been missing from home since Wednesday
7/12/1991
Robert Dunn: Innovation consultant inspects Canadian-designed all plastic electric kettle. It's light weight, easy to pour, easy to clean, and has its handle at the back rather than on top to prevent burned hands. It has been in production for several w
Robert Dunn: Innovation consultant inspects Canadian-designed all plastic electric kettle. It's light weight, easy to pour, easy to clean, and has its handle at the back rather than on top to prevent burned hands. It has been in production for several w
10/27/1980
Happy grandmother Kay Salomaa has been granted custody of 4-year-old Sean, the boy she's looked after since he was 2
Happy grandmother Kay Salomaa has been granted custody of 4-year-old Sean, the boy she's looked after since he was 2
5/8/1975
The circus comes to town. The circus opened yesterday in Scarborough Town Centre. It's been years since the big top has been seen in the Metro area, a(...)
The circus comes to town. The circus opened yesterday in Scarborough Town Centre. It's been years since the big top has been seen in the Metro area, a(...)
7/26/1975
The beauties of history, or, Pictures of virtue and vice : drawn from examples of men eminent for their virtues, or infamous for their vices : selected for the instruction and entertainment of youth
The beauties of history, or, Pictures of virtue and vice : drawn from examples of men eminent for their virtues, or infamous for their vices : selected for the instruction and entertainment of youth
1803
Canadian pictures : drawn with pen and pencil by the Marquis of Lorne
Canadian pictures : drawn with pen and pencil by the Marquis of Lorne
1884
The beauties of history, or, Pictures of virtue and vice : drawn from examples of men eminent for their virtues, or infamous for their vices : selected for the instruction and entertainment of youth
The beauties of history, or, Pictures of virtue and vice : drawn from examples of men eminent for their virtues, or infamous for their vices : selected for the instruction and entertainment of youth
1810
The beauties of history, or, Pictures of virtue & vice : drawn from examples of men, eminent for their virtues or infamous for their vices : selected for the instruction and entertainment of youth
The beauties of history, or, Pictures of virtue & vice : drawn from examples of men, eminent for their virtues or infamous for their vices : selected for the instruction and entertainment of youth
1856
With the exception of a couple of pictures like Convention City (Hugh Herbert, 1933), North America's biggest and most famous resort city has been use(...)
With the exception of a couple of pictures like Convention City (Hugh Herbert, 1933), North America's biggest and most famous resort city has been use(...)
10/2/1944
Life's work: Tom Creber stands amid a selection of monuments at Hilltop Memories in Richmond Hill where he now works as manager. The 77-year-old monument-maker has been in the business since the age of 14 when he started out as a tool sharpener.
Life's work: Tom Creber stands amid a selection of monuments at Hilltop Memories in Richmond Hill where he now works as manager. The 77-year-old monument-maker has been in the business since the age of 14 when he started out as a tool sharpener.
9/30/1982