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Spit and polish
Spit and polish

Spit and polish

Date11/17/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Spit and polish: Reoger Scarth, 14, shines up his boots. School specializes in bright boys who did badly in the public school system because they were bored and lacked motivation. Parents are amazed at the difference even one term at Robert Land can make in their children.
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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_0108596F
Spit and polish for plate. Staff Sergeant Staff Gibson of the Governor-General's Horse Guards gives final polish prior to today's colorfl ceremonies a(...)
Spit and polish for plate. Staff Sergeant Staff Gibson of the Governor-General's Horse Guards gives final polish prior to today's colorfl ceremonies a(...)
6/4/1967
Spit 'n' polish. Peggy Rogers of Mississauga adds the final burnish to the ship's bells in her display in the weekly flea market and antique sale at H(...)
Spit 'n' polish. Peggy Rogers of Mississauga adds the final burnish to the ship's bells in her display in the weekly flea market and antique sale at H(...)
5/6/1979
Eyes... right! Not lacking for admirers, Fred Lewis, 55, is all spit and polish in World War I cavalry sergeant's uniform as he marches on Saturday in the Royal Canadian Legion's walkathon to raise $25,000 for the Metro Toronto Legion Lodge. Lewis, who retired in 1971 after 33 years in the army, acquired the uniform during his travels and wore it to publicize Legion's 50th anniversary. Claire (left) and Lori McMahon were comrades-in-arms.
Eyes... right! Not lacking for admirers, Fred Lewis, 55, is all spit and polish in World War I cavalry sergeant's uniform as he marches on Saturday in the Royal Canadian Legion's walkathon to raise $25,000 for the Metro Toronto Legion Lodge. Lewis, who retired in 1971 after 33 years in the army, acquired the uniform during his travels and wore it to publicize Legion's 50th anniversary. Claire (left) and Lori McMahon were comrades-in-arms.
5/30/1976
Pushing 200 m.p.h. in the fog. Three-time world champion Robert Theoret of Valleyfield, Que., takes his thunderboat along along the Leslie St. spit ye(...)
Pushing 200 m.p.h. in the fog. Three-time world champion Robert Theoret of Valleyfield, Que., takes his thunderboat along along the Leslie St. spit ye(...)
6/8/1986
A Barbecued Steer rotates slowly on a spit as Queen Elizabeth, in white hat, visits barbecue pit at rodeo at Williams Lake, B.C., on Sunday. At the ro(...)
A Barbecued Steer rotates slowly on a spit as Queen Elizabeth, in white hat, visits barbecue pit at rodeo at Williams Lake, B.C., on Sunday. At the ro(...)
5/9/1971
Bird Watching Leslie St. Spit
Bird Watching Leslie St. Spit
8/5/1995
A painting of two people cross country skiing on a snowy patch of land, with buildings and smok ...
X-Country at Leslie Spit
2022
Leslie Spit Treeo
Leslie Spit Treeo
5/11/1990
Crossover artists: Lesile Spit Treeo's Pat Langer (left), Laura Hubert and Jack Nicolsen get stage gig
Crossover artists: Lesile Spit Treeo's Pat Langer (left), Laura Hubert and Jack Nicolsen get stage gig
5/1/1992
Pollution solution: Retired biochemist Dr. Dmytro Buchnea says solution to gull problem on Leslie St. Spit is to harvest eggs for eating. But Canadian Wildlife Service officials have tabled his idea.
Pollution solution: Retired biochemist Dr. Dmytro Buchnea says solution to gull problem on Leslie St. Spit is to harvest eggs for eating. But Canadian Wildlife Service officials have tabled his idea.
4/15/1984
Margaret Ford Leslie St Spit
Margaret Ford Leslie St Spit
6/17/1993
Suds Flew: Eric Lindros says Lynn Nunney started beer fight. She says he poured beer on her and spit brew at her.
Suds Flew: Eric Lindros says Lynn Nunney started beer fight. She says he poured beer on her and spit brew at her.
2/4/1993