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Hong Kong Harbor is one of the busiest in the world, with ships coming and going constantly
Hong Kong Harbor is one of the busiest in the world, with ships coming and going constantly

Hong Kong Harbor is one of the busiest in the world, with ships coming and going constantly

Date4/1/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Hong Kong Harbor is one of the busiest in the world; with ships coming and going constantly
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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_0117471F
Image shows an aerial view on the Harbour with a lot of docked ships.
A full house in the harbor. Twenty-one ships were berthed in Toronto Harbor this week, one of the busiest times of the soon-to-end shipping season. Al(...)
10/21/1969
A Chinese junk from Hong Kong rides at anchor in Toronto harbor, seen through a porthole of another ship
A Chinese junk from Hong Kong rides at anchor in Toronto harbor, seen through a porthole of another ship
6/12/1972
Top: Hong Kong's floating towns, where people live and die at sea, is a feature of the world's most spectacular city and its harbor
Top: Hong Kong's floating towns, where people live and die at sea, is a feature of the world's most spectacular city and its harbor
12/28/1974
Hong Kong Harbor is a lively, bustling place full of sails and color and animation, with the world's best tourist city sprawling over the waterside hi(...)
Hong Kong Harbor is a lively, bustling place full of sails and color and animation, with the world's best tourist city sprawling over the waterside hi(...)
4/1/1972
Image shows a Harbour construction worker.
Spring's coming. With the St. Lawrence Seaway expected to open by March 31, Toronto Harbor is getting ready for the traffic. While ships (top) await o(...)
3/3/1982
In contrast to Hong Kong's busy harbor, visitors can escape to the New Territories, which separates Hong Kong from China
In contrast to Hong Kong's busy harbor, visitors can escape to the New Territories, which separates Hong Kong from China
5/30/1987
Shipkeeper Bill Cook stands on the deck of the Go one of the two ships he keeps an eye on during the wi daily inspections to check that everything is shipshap sister ship, the James Norris, are the largest grain carries now wintering in Toronto harbor. Cook receives $575 a month for keeping both ships. He lives rent-free aboard the Leitch, in the chief cook's room. [Incomplete]
Shipkeeper Bill Cook stands on the deck of the Go one of the two ships he keeps an eye on during the wi daily inspections to check that everything is shipshap sister ship, the James Norris, are the largest grain carries now wintering in Toronto harbor. Cook receives $575 a month for keeping both ships. He lives rent-free aboard the Leitch, in the chief cook's room. [Incomplete]
2/6/1972
Oshawa harbor squeezes huge ship, One of the largest ships to enter Oshawa Harbor, the Belgium-registered Federal St
Oshawa harbor squeezes huge ship, One of the largest ships to enter Oshawa Harbor, the Belgium-registered Federal St
5/3/1976
The water people of Hong Kong are born, live and die aboard the junks and small craft that populate the busy harbor
The water people of Hong Kong are born, live and die aboard the junks and small craft that populate the busy harbor
4/1/1972
In Hong Kong harbor: Freighter addicts are willing to pay $5,000 to $7,000 for a trip that can last 7 months - but a luxury cruise can cost double or three times that
In Hong Kong harbor: Freighter addicts are willing to pay $5,000 to $7,000 for a trip that can last 7 months - but a luxury cruise can cost double or three times that
4/1/1972
Hong Kong Harbor, with its fancy ferries and tour boats and its exotic, though not so fancy, junks, is a big draw for tourists, whose numbers increase(...)
Hong Kong Harbor, with its fancy ferries and tour boats and its exotic, though not so fancy, junks, is a big draw for tourists, whose numbers increase(...)
4/1/1972
Recovery of bodies of the Canadian soldiers who were killed in the battle of Hong Kong or died subsequently in prison camp has been going on for some time. This is a general view of the cemetery
Recovery of bodies of the Canadian soldiers who were killed in the battle of Hong Kong or died subsequently in prison camp has been going on for some time. This is a general view of the cemetery
7/31/1947