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Image shows a number of small boats and one huge ship behind them on the lake.
Boats at the National yact Club huddle under canvas to ward off autumn chill while a big ocean-going vessel glides behind them into the Western Gap of(...)
Image shows a number of small boats and one huge ship behind them on the lake.

Boats at the National yact Club huddle under canvas to ward off autumn chill while a big ocean-going vessel glides behind them into the Western Gap of(...)

Date9/28/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: Boats at the National yact Club huddle under canvas to ward off autumn chill while a big ocean-going vessel glides behind them into the Western Gap of Toronto Harbor. The smaller boats's days in the water are numbered - they'll soon be taken out for winter storage.
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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_0112710F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Neighbourhood:Harbour
Province or state:Ontario
Crosses sea under own canvas from Norway, Torontonians will soon have a chance to see the sailing ship Sortlandet, which has crossed the ocean from No(...)
Crosses sea under own canvas from Norway, Torontonians will soon have a chance to see the sailing ship Sortlandet, which has crossed the ocean from No(...)
5/20/1933
The boy's own book of boats : including vessels of every rig and size to be found floating on the waters in all parts of the world, together with complete instructions how to make sailing models
The boy's own book of boats : including vessels of every rig and size to be found floating on the waters in all parts of the world, together with complete instructions how to make sailing models
1868
The boy's own book of boats : including vessels of every rig and size to be found floating on the waters in all parts of the world
The boy's own book of boats : including vessels of every rig and size to be found floating on the waters in all parts of the world
1861
Full sail, All canvas filled with wind
Full sail, All canvas filled with wind
7/24/1981
Lake Ontario beauty sails past, Under full sail, the 60-foot brigantine Playfair passes Toronto Island's Western Gap with 25 students aboard. The twin(...)
Lake Ontario beauty sails past, Under full sail, the 60-foot brigantine Playfair passes Toronto Island's Western Gap with 25 students aboard. The twin(...)
6/10/1975
First vessel from overseas. First ocean ship to reach Toronto this season was the Swiss registered motor vessel Cassarate which arrived in the harbor (...)
First vessel from overseas. First ocean ship to reach Toronto this season was the Swiss registered motor vessel Cassarate which arrived in the harbor (...)
4/18/1971
Welcoming committee, Fleets of airborne and swimming Canada geese provide a natural welcoming committee to the ocean cargo vessel XIII Congreso as it (...)
Welcoming committee, Fleets of airborne and swimming Canada geese provide a natural welcoming committee to the ocean cargo vessel XIII Congreso as it (...)
10/8/1986
A pictorial portrait of Stratford: A Swan glides leisurely along the Avon River (above), actor Douglas Rain relaxes behind the Festival Theatre during a break in rehearsals (top left), Jean Gascon, artistic co-director of the festival, strikes a theatrical pose on the stage of the Festival Theatre (top right), Bill Morgan, head of Stratford's Chamber of Commerce, with the town's courthouse in the background (botton left), Reg Henry, bartender at the henry, the Queen's Hotel bartender (bottom right)
A pictorial portrait of Stratford: A Swan glides leisurely along the Avon River (above), actor Douglas Rain relaxes behind the Festival Theatre during a break in rehearsals (top left), Jean Gascon, artistic co-director of the festival, strikes a theatrical pose on the stage of the Festival Theatre (top right), Bill Morgan, head of Stratford's Chamber of Commerce, with the town's courthouse in the background (botton left), Reg Henry, bartender at the henry, the Queen's Hotel bartender (bottom right)
6/5/1968
The Island Airport Ferry, the Maple City, usually churns back and forth across the 400-foot Western Gap, and bores Capt
The Island Airport Ferry, the Maple City, usually churns back and forth across the 400-foot Western Gap, and bores Capt
2/28/1974
The, Gottwald Container Cargo Crane lifting 22 Tons of Toronto Harbour & Iceland boat Tours, vessel, into the water for the opening of the Tour season, April 25
The, Gottwald Container Cargo Crane lifting 22 Tons of Toronto Harbour & Iceland boat Tours, vessel, into the water for the opening of the Tour season, April 25
4/22/1987
Toronto Island Airport Ferry, Western Gap, looking south to airport
Toronto Island Airport Ferry, Western Gap, looking south to airport
1954
Busting waterfront: Boats of all sizes and shapes, from the tourist paddle-wheelers to private sailboats docked in front of city hall, help keep Kingston's business booming
Busting waterfront: Boats of all sizes and shapes, from the tourist paddle-wheelers to private sailboats docked in front of city hall, help keep Kingston's business booming
7/31/1982