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The quiet side of the ex, Johnson Lee, a finger-painter who has appeared on television shows 200 times, demonstrates his art every few hours in the ar(...)
The quiet side of the ex, Johnson Lee, a finger-painter who has appeared on television shows 200 times, demonstrates his art every few hours in the ar(...)

The quiet side of the ex, Johnson Lee, a finger-painter who has appeared on television shows 200 times, demonstrates his art every few hours in the ar(...)

Date8/21/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: The quiet side of the ex; Johnson Lee; a finger-painter who has appeared on television shows 200 times; demonstrates his art every few hours in the arts and crafts building at the Canadian National Exhibition.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0111866F
Eighten-year-old Brenda Bomberry - Miss CNE 1977 - turned more than a few heads yesterday when she appeared to have aged a lifetime within a few minut(...)
Eighten-year-old Brenda Bomberry - Miss CNE 1977 - turned more than a few heads yesterday when she appeared to have aged a lifetime within a few minut(...)
8/31/1977
Posters such as this one from 1930 lured visitors to the CNE but today times have changed, say officials, and Ex must have star
Posters such as this one from 1930 lured visitors to the CNE but today times have changed, say officials, and Ex must have star
10/18/1956
Wheelchair fisherman: Bill White, 46, a handicapped New Brunswick fisherman, demonstrates the boat he designed for use by the handicapped
Wheelchair fisherman: Bill White, 46, a handicapped New Brunswick fisherman, demonstrates the boat he designed for use by the handicapped
1/9/1987
After visiting the Ex every year since 1913, CNE fan Elizabeth Perkins, 86, tried a candy floss for the first time this year and didn't like it. She s(...)
After visiting the Ex every year since 1913, CNE fan Elizabeth Perkins, 86, tried a candy floss for the first time this year and didn't like it. She s(...)
8/29/1976
The waterfront events at the CNE will be highlighted by the Aquarama '78 show, performed three times daily except when pre-empted by other attractions(...)
The waterfront events at the CNE will be highlighted by the Aquarama '78 show, performed three times daily except when pre-empted by other attractions(...)
8/15/1978
Viking speedboats sit side-by-side at Dockside 76, fifth on-the-water boat show with boats for every taste
Viking speedboats sit side-by-side at Dockside 76, fifth on-the-water boat show with boats for every taste
9/19/1976
Rockabilly star Jerry Lee Lewis sang and whaled his piano with his fingers, fists and, for a few moments, his feet during two shows at Massey Hall last night
Rockabilly star Jerry Lee Lewis sang and whaled his piano with his fingers, fists and, for a few moments, his feet during two shows at Massey Hall last night
9/10/1969
Musical ride, Every day at the Ex, C
Musical ride, Every day at the Ex, C
8/16/1980
Newcomer: This newborn calf was just three hours old when she was photographed with her Ayrshire mother at the fair
Newcomer: This newborn calf was just three hours old when she was photographed with her Ayrshire mother at the fair
11/15/1981
Janet Barnard smiles in relief asa fireman at the end of a cherry-picker crane helps her from the cable car that had been her prison for several hours(...)
Janet Barnard smiles in relief asa fireman at the end of a cherry-picker crane helps her from the cable car that had been her prison for several hours(...)
8/16/1973
The final test for make-up artist Derek Taylor was to restore Brenda Bomberry-Miss CNE 1977-back to here original beauty. It took him 2 1/2 hours to a(...)
The final test for make-up artist Derek Taylor was to restore Brenda Bomberry-Miss CNE 1977-back to here original beauty. It took him 2 1/2 hours to a(...)
8/30/1977
Hours numbered: The Canadian National Exhibition's Music Building, completed in 1908 and the second-oldest on the grounds, will be torn down as soon as the fair is over this fall
Hours numbered: The Canadian National Exhibition's Music Building, completed in 1908 and the second-oldest on the grounds, will be torn down as soon as the fair is over this fall
7/26/1985