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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

Posters such as this one from 1930 lured visitors to the CNE but today times have changed, say officials, and Ex must have star

Date10/18/1956
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Original Toronto Star caption: Posters such as this one from 1930 lured visitors to the CNE but today times have changed; say officials; and Ex must have star
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0111811F
Meet me at the fountain has long been a familiar expression of CNE visitors even from the time when straw hats were popular as they were when this photo was taken
Meet me at the fountain has long been a familiar expression of CNE visitors even from the time when straw hats were popular as they were when this photo was taken
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Hopes alive: Are the Ex's games of skill and chance - which once lured a small boy desperate with urgent longing for a prize - less challenging and imaginative?
Hopes alive: Are the Ex's games of skill and chance - which once lured a small boy desperate with urgent longing for a prize - less challenging and imaginative?
8/26/1988
Still a thrill, The Ex means the midway and its 86 stomach-churning rides to most young visitors - and these young women are no exception
Still a thrill, The Ex means the midway and its 86 stomach-churning rides to most young visitors - and these young women are no exception
8/21/1979
Taking a flyer at the ex, Holding on tight, visitors to the Canadian National Exhibition start the downward plunge on the roller coaster, the Flyer, on of the many exciting rides on the midway
Taking a flyer at the ex, Holding on tight, visitors to the Canadian National Exhibition start the downward plunge on the roller coaster, the Flyer, on of the many exciting rides on the midway
8/25/1972
Group of CNE visitors, photographed around 1910, is seen here
Group of CNE visitors, photographed around 1910, is seen here
8/16/1952
A kids' place: Huggy the Bear and Joey the Kangaroo greet visitors to the CNE yesterday during Kids' Day at the fair
A kids' place: Huggy the Bear and Joey the Kangaroo greet visitors to the CNE yesterday during Kids' Day at the fair
8/22/1988
National services building at CNE, Police Cleared Visitors Out as Plaster Fell
National services building at CNE, Police Cleared Visitors Out as Plaster Fell
9/1/1953
The rides at the Ex are as thrilling as ever for those who feel they must flirt with nausea one more time
The rides at the Ex are as thrilling as ever for those who feel they must flirt with nausea one more time
8/18/1976
Taking a spin on one of the many rides at the CNE are three of the thousands of children visiting the Ex today on Children's Day. They are treated to (...)
Taking a spin on one of the many rides at the CNE are three of the thousands of children visiting the Ex today on Children's Day. They are treated to (...)
8/20/1973
The sporting life: Kelly Moore, 20, had a great view of goings-on at Exhibition Place yesterday as officials geared up for the opening today of the Sportsmen's Show
The sporting life: Kelly Moore, 20, had a great view of goings-on at Exhibition Place yesterday as officials geared up for the opening today of the Sportsmen's Show
3/17/1983
Mayor joins winter fair parade, Mayor William Dennison today took part in parade when he joined Royal Winter Fair officials aboard a four-horse-drawn coach
Mayor joins winter fair parade, Mayor William Dennison today took part in parade when he joined Royal Winter Fair officials aboard a four-horse-drawn coach
11/9/1972
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(...)
8/21/1975