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First moon rocks displayed in Canada highlight opening-day displays
First moon rocks displayed in Canada highlight opening-day displays

First moon rocks displayed in Canada highlight opening-day displays

Date9/27/1969
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Original Toronto Star caption: First moon rocks displayed in Canada highlight opening-day displays. Brought back by the Apollo 11 astronauts; they will be closely examined by Brought back up the Apollo 11 astronauts; they will be closely examined by scientists under Dr. David Strangway at University of Toronto's Erindale College.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0110352F
Hundreds of rocks are displayed in the mineralogy department laboratory of the Royal Ontario Museum as Dr. Joseph Mandarino, head of the department, talks with 13-year-old Steven Berdock. Steven began collecting specimens two years ago and is proud of the display he has at home. The museum's collection is one of the fienst in North America and among the best ten in the world.
Hundreds of rocks are displayed in the mineralogy department laboratory of the Royal Ontario Museum as Dr. Joseph Mandarino, head of the department, talks with 13-year-old Steven Berdock. Steven began collecting specimens two years ago and is proud of the display he has at home. The museum's collection is one of the fienst in North America and among the best ten in the world.
1/8/1971
Home for moon rocks
Home for moon rocks
8/19/1969
These moon rocks at the Ontario Science Centre cost $25 billion to bring to earth, but they haven't unlocked any major secrets of the universe
These moon rocks at the Ontario Science Centre cost $25 billion to bring to earth, but they haven't unlocked any major secrets of the universe
1/22/1970
Prince Philip waves to crowds in Ottawa today on his way to look at moon rocks in Department of Mines headquarters
Prince Philip waves to crowds in Ottawa today on his way to look at moon rocks in Department of Mines headquarters
10/18/1969
Riding High on Rocks. City Hall square was so jammed yesterday afternoon that younsters took to climbing over the pool as Toronto's Lighthouse rock gr(...)
Riding High on Rocks. City Hall square was so jammed yesterday afternoon that younsters took to climbing over the pool as Toronto's Lighthouse rock gr(...)
9/1/1970
Homemaker Circa 1811, Mrs. Janet Newson rocks Jimmie in crib while daughter Debbie watches. They took part in the opening of Pickering Township Histor(...)
Homemaker Circa 1811, Mrs. Janet Newson rocks Jimmie in crib while daughter Debbie watches. They took part in the opening of Pickering Township Histor(...)
7/3/1961
Reaching for the moon: It looks like it as John Eleen, one of the new trustees of the Royal Ontario Museum, points out a display to his wife Luba at the opening of the ROM: Nature's Biographer exhibition last night.
Reaching for the moon: It looks like it as John Eleen, one of the new trustees of the Royal Ontario Museum, points out a display to his wife Luba at the opening of the ROM: Nature's Biographer exhibition last night.
9/11/1972
Sartorial splendor: Milton Eugene, owner of Eugene Manufacturing, displays some of the ties he has produced for 660 companies in Canada. Eugene says sales are up 30 per cent this year and he plans to expand by opening outlets in Atlanta and Dallas next ye
Sartorial splendor: Milton Eugene, owner of Eugene Manufacturing, displays some of the ties he has produced for 660 companies in Canada. Eugene says sales are up 30 per cent this year and he plans to expand by opening outlets in Atlanta and Dallas next ye
12/16/1982
Companion for Caraboo: A narrative of the conduct and adventures of Henry Frederic Moon, alias Henry Frederic More Smith, alias William Newman, a native of Brighthelmstone, Sussex, and now under sentence of imprisonment, in Connecticut, in North America; containing an account of his unparalleled artifices, impostures, mechanical ingenuity, &c &c displayed during and subsequently to his confinement in one of His Majesty's gaols in the province of New Brunswick
Companion for Caraboo: A narrative of the conduct and adventures of Henry Frederic Moon, alias Henry Frederic More Smith, alias William Newman, a native of Brighthelmstone, Sussex, and now under sentence of imprisonment, in Connecticut, in North America; containing an account of his unparalleled artifices, impostures, mechanical ingenuity, &c &c displayed during and subsequently to his confinement in one of His Majesty's gaols in the province of New Brunswick
1817
Guilded rocks: Oshawa Times reporter Arnie Hakala looks over the ''guilded rocks'' that newspaper Guild strikers at the Times are selling to augment their strike pay
Guilded rocks: Oshawa Times reporter Arnie Hakala looks over the ''guilded rocks'' that newspaper Guild strikers at the Times are selling to augment their strike pay
4/2/1980
High on the rocks in the St. Lawrence, 92 miles below Quebec City, the liner Manchester City will be pulled off the rocks by salvage tugs, it is expec(...)
High on the rocks in the St. Lawrence, 92 miles below Quebec City, the liner Manchester City will be pulled off the rocks by salvage tugs, it is expec(...)
10/21/1947
Descriptive catalogue of a collection of the economic minerals of Canada, and of its crystalline rocks, sent to the London International Exhibition for 1862
Descriptive catalogue of a collection of the economic minerals of Canada, and of its crystalline rocks, sent to the London International Exhibition for 1862
1862?