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Home of research foundation. Headquarters for the Ontario Research Foundation at 47 Queen's Park. The building has been loaned to the Foundation by th(...)
Home of research foundation. Headquarters for the Ontario Research Foundation at 47 Queen's Park. The building has been loaned to the Foundation by th(...)

Home of research foundation. Headquarters for the Ontario Research Foundation at 47 Queen's Park. The building has been loaned to the Foundation by th(...)

Date9/19/1928
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Original Toronto Star caption: Home of research foundation. Headquarters for the Ontario Research Foundation at 47 Queen's Park. The building has been loaned to the Foundation by the government and itis now being altered to suit requirements. Laboratory work will be done outside for the present; and the staff will be appointed gradually with a view to obtaining the right pehsonnel and equipment.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0114705F
In a rare bit of scientific detective work, phyicists at Ontario Research Foundation in Sheridan Park proved Canada's 1855 black 12-penny stamp was used in a mailing from Hamilton to England in 1855, boosting its value from about $3,000 to anywhere from $25,000 to $40,000 for owner, a British collector. Principal scientist in applied physics, Eric Chatfield shows enlargement of letter.
In a rare bit of scientific detective work, phyicists at Ontario Research Foundation in Sheridan Park proved Canada's 1855 black 12-penny stamp was used in a mailing from Hamilton to England in 1855, boosting its value from about $3,000 to anywhere from $25,000 to $40,000 for owner, a British collector. Principal scientist in applied physics, Eric Chatfield shows enlargement of letter.
8/23/1978
Foundation symbol: Pearl Davey, a Parkinson's patient, models apron that fashion designer Marilyn Brooks, right, created to raise research funds for the Parkinson Foundation of Canada
Foundation symbol: Pearl Davey, a Parkinson's patient, models apron that fashion designer Marilyn Brooks, right, created to raise research funds for the Parkinson Foundation of Canada
7/24/1990
Dr. Richard Gilbert, a 34-year-old research psychologist at Toronto's Addiction Research Foundation, is in the midst of animal studies which suggest t(...)
Dr. Richard Gilbert, a 34-year-old research psychologist at Toronto's Addiction Research Foundation, is in the midst of animal studies which suggest t(...)
5/15/1974
Trying to hlp: Dr. Jack Saunders, left, of the Ontario Medical Associton, and Frederick Glaser of the additon research foundation are both involved in programs to help adicted doctors.
Trying to hlp: Dr. Jack Saunders, left, of the Ontario Medical Associton, and Frederick Glaser of the additon research foundation are both involved in programs to help adicted doctors.
9/29/1983
Technologist Jane Dillon prepares water from the Canadian Johns-Manville plant for testing at the Ontario Research Foundation
Technologist Jane Dillon prepares water from the Canadian Johns-Manville plant for testing at the Ontario Research Foundation
2/14/1974
Wondering whaat happened to this boot and shoe testing facility at the Ontario Research Foundation (ORF) is about to test them for materials failure
Wondering whaat happened to this boot and shoe testing facility at the Ontario Research Foundation (ORF) is about to test them for materials failure
8/2/1974
Finding a cure?: Dr. P. Canham of the University of Western Ontario is able to research factors that cause coronar artery disease with a Foundation grant.
Finding a cure?: Dr. P. Canham of the University of Western Ontario is able to research factors that cause coronar artery disease with a Foundation grant.
7/7/1991
Queen's Quay Terminal: The latest salute for the rehabilitated former marine warehouse is a $20,000 building preservation award from Credit Foncier Trust for the Heritage Canada Foundation
Queen's Quay Terminal: The latest salute for the rehabilitated former marine warehouse is a $20,000 building preservation award from Credit Foncier Trust for the Heritage Canada Foundation
9/11/1985
A $139,800 grant from the Atkinson Charitable Foundation will expand research into scoliosis, a hereditary, genetic disease that causes the spine to c(...)
A $139,800 grant from the Atkinson Charitable Foundation will expand research into scoliosis, a hereditary, genetic disease that causes the spine to c(...)
4/6/1976
A question of balance. Technician Mary Yap takes to the tilting chair of balance expert Dr. Walter Johnson yesterday at St. Michael's Hospital. The otolith chair helps Johnson detect inner ear and balance problems. it was paid for by the Atkinson Foundation, which gave a $30,000 grant to St. Mikes to fund such research.
A question of balance. Technician Mary Yap takes to the tilting chair of balance expert Dr. Walter Johnson yesterday at St. Michael's Hospital. The otolith chair helps Johnson detect inner ear and balance problems. it was paid for by the Atkinson Foundation, which gave a $30,000 grant to St. Mikes to fund such research.
2/24/1988
A $139,800 Grant from The Atkinson Charitable Foundation will expand research into scoliosis, a hereditary, genetic disease that causes the spine to c(...)
A $139,800 Grant from The Atkinson Charitable Foundation will expand research into scoliosis, a hereditary, genetic disease that causes the spine to c(...)
6/8/1975
Not even milk will help says Dr. Eugene LeBlanc, a pharmacologist at Toronto's Addiction Research Foundation. He suggests that you limit yourself to one drink an hour instead. Coffee is another folk tale about cure for drinking.
Not even milk will help says Dr. Eugene LeBlanc, a pharmacologist at Toronto's Addiction Research Foundation. He suggests that you limit yourself to one drink an hour instead. Coffee is another folk tale about cure for drinking.
12/28/1973