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A relic of the Spanish Main
A relic of the Spanish Main

A relic of the Spanish Main

Date2/15/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: A relic of the Spanish Main: El Morro; the old fort on the ocean's shore in San Juan; offers tourists a glimpse of life back when galleons full of gold sailed the offshore waters and English pirates were a constant threat.
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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_0118064F
The Spanish steps in Rome vie with the relics of antiquity as tourist attraction and both are attainable for a more modest price than one would think (...)
The Spanish steps in Rome vie with the relics of antiquity as tourist attraction and both are attainable for a more modest price than one would think (...)
5/1/1968
Benevolent funds benefit from war relics' show
Benevolent funds benefit from war relics' show
3/27/1942
Life with the Esquimaux; the narrative of Captain Charles Francis Hall from the 29th May, 1860 to the 13th September, 1862, with the results of a long intercourse with the Innuits and full description of their mode of life, the discovery of actual relics of the expedition of Martin Frobisher of three centuries ago, and deductions in favour of yet discovering some of the survivors of Sir John Franklin's expedition
Life with the Esquimaux; the narrative of Captain Charles Francis Hall from the 29th May, 1860 to the 13th September, 1862, with the results of a long intercourse with the Innuits and full description of their mode of life, the discovery of actual relics of the expedition of Martin Frobisher of three centuries ago, and deductions in favour of yet discovering some of the survivors of Sir John Franklin's expedition
1864
Everywhere Tourists turn there are relics of the past such as the Castel Sant' Angelo
Everywhere Tourists turn there are relics of the past such as the Castel Sant' Angelo
7/6/1968
Aviation heritage is preserved by Bob Stuart, a collector of airplane relics who has opened a museum at Oshawa airport
Aviation heritage is preserved by Bob Stuart, a collector of airplane relics who has opened a museum at Oshawa airport
11/6/1977
Excavations by Royal Ontario Museum party have uncovered numerous human bones and valuable historical relics
Excavations by Royal Ontario Museum party have uncovered numerous human bones and valuable historical relics
9/11/1946
Anthropology students are hard at work looking for relics of an Indian village which existed an estimated 450 years ago
Anthropology students are hard at work looking for relics of an Indian village which existed an estimated 450 years ago
10/23/1948
Amongst the hoo doos, or eroded dolomite shale formations, these amateur hunters are looking for fossilized skeletons and other petrified relics of th(...)
Amongst the hoo doos, or eroded dolomite shale formations, these amateur hunters are looking for fossilized skeletons and other petrified relics of th(...)
6/29/1946
Century-old ship Relics brought
Century-old ship Relics brought
7/7/1932
A Simcoe relic among the Thousand Isles in 1796
A Simcoe relic among the Thousand Isles in 1796
1896
The pictorial field-book of the war of 1812 : or, Illustrations, by pen and pencil, of the history, biography, scenery, relics, and traditions of the last war for American independence
The pictorial field-book of the war of 1812 : or, Illustrations, by pen and pencil, of the history, biography, scenery, relics, and traditions of the last war for American independence
1869
Still uses 1784 spinning wheel, Though a very old relic, this spinning wheel is still as spry as the day it was made in 1784
Still uses 1784 spinning wheel, Though a very old relic, this spinning wheel is still as spry as the day it was made in 1784
11/26/1934