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Auctioneer in action

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Auctioneer in action

Date2/26/1974

Names

Bull, Ron (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Auctioneer in action: Norm Faulkner pushes the bidding on these Herefords in No. 11 ring at Ontario Stock Yards on St. Clair Ave. W. Nearly 1.1 million head of cattle were slaughtered in Ontario last year; 340;000 sold here. Faulkner; of Stouffville; has sold more than a million head of cattle since attending auctioneers' school in 1957.

Subject

Stockyards

Medium

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Object NumberTSPA_0115082F

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