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Happily abducted by a brightly costumed raiding party that burst into his office in City Hall on Saturday, Mayor William Dennison, wearing his chain o(...)
Happily abducted by a brightly costumed raiding party that burst into his office in City Hall on Saturday, Mayor William Dennison, wearing his chain o(...)

Happily abducted by a brightly costumed raiding party that burst into his office in City Hall on Saturday, Mayor William Dennison, wearing his chain o(...)

Date1/4/1969
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Original Toronto Star caption: Happily abducted by a brightly costumed raiding party that burst into his office in City Hall on Saturday, Mayor William Dennison, wearing his chain of office, is carried off on the shoulders of Rudy Koch (left), president of the Carnival Court of Jesters, and August Wickert, president of the German-Canadian community's Club Harmonie The festivals were part of traditional Carnival season, which begins Jan. 7 and lasts until Lent, which this year starts Feb. 18.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0043285F
Retirement party for a Mayor. Personal staff at City Hall held a retirement party for Mayor William Dennison and his wife, Dorothy (right), in his off(...)
Retirement party for a Mayor. Personal staff at City Hall held a retirement party for Mayor William Dennison and his wife, Dorothy (right), in his off(...)
12/22/1972
Taking his weekly lesson in French from his tutor Judith Favier, in his City Hall office, Mayor William Dennison answers questions, in French, from ho(...)
Taking his weekly lesson in French from his tutor Judith Favier, in his City Hall office, Mayor William Dennison answers questions, in French, from ho(...)
10/6/1971
Mayor-elect William Dennison is congratulated by Jack Barnes, sergeant-at-arms in City Hall, as the former controller arrives at his office today. Tha(...)
Mayor-elect William Dennison is congratulated by Jack Barnes, sergeant-at-arms in City Hall, as the former controller arrives at his office today. Tha(...)
12/6/1966
Dennison gets the Hang of it. Mayor-elect William Dennison, who just moved into the mayor's office in the new City Hall, makes sure everything is just(...)
Dennison gets the Hang of it. Mayor-elect William Dennison, who just moved into the mayor's office in the new City Hall, makes sure everything is just(...)
12/30/1966
Dennison on the diamond. Eyes firmly closed, Mayor William Dennison reaches to his right while the ball goes his left in a softball game between City (...)
Dennison on the diamond. Eyes firmly closed, Mayor William Dennison reaches to his right while the ball goes his left in a softball game between City (...)
5/22/1970
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3/4/1968
East York Mayor Willis Blair receives his chain of office from True Davidson, his predecessor, who has retired after 24 years in politics. Blair repeated pledge to work to preserve neighborhoods
East York Mayor Willis Blair receives his chain of office from True Davidson, his predecessor, who has retired after 24 years in politics. Blair repeated pledge to work to preserve neighborhoods
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Out of Hospital only long enough to preside at his last working meeting of City Council yesterday, Mayor William Dennison spent part of the meeting in(...)
Out of Hospital only long enough to preside at his last working meeting of City Council yesterday, Mayor William Dennison spent part of the meeting in(...)
11/23/1972
Look out! . . . here comes the mayor. Off to sea in a tub, Toronto's Mayor William Dennison surveys his progress with some dismay as his motorized bat(...)
Look out! . . . here comes the mayor. Off to sea in a tub, Toronto's Mayor William Dennison surveys his progress with some dismay as his motorized bat(...)
8/30/1971
Dennison sits this one out. Mayor William Dennison, 67, watches election results from his bed in St. Michael's Hospital, where he underwent prostate s(...)
Dennison sits this one out. Mayor William Dennison, 67, watches election results from his bed in St. Michael's Hospital, where he underwent prostate s(...)
12/4/1972
Ex-mayor visits city hall. Retired ex-mayor William Dennison, 70, visited City Hall yesterday, was welcomed by Metro Chairman Paul Godfrey, but missed(...)
Ex-mayor visits city hall. Retired ex-mayor William Dennison, 70, visited City Hall yesterday, was welcomed by Metro Chairman Paul Godfrey, but missed(...)
10/7/1975
Former Mayor of Toronto, William Dennison, wields his axe on his 50-acre farm near Caledon East
Former Mayor of Toronto, William Dennison, wields his axe on his 50-acre farm near Caledon East
9/25/1973