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Once I only had 50 cents a day to feed the family
Once I only had 50 cents a day to feed the family

Once I only had 50 cents a day to feed the family

Date7/30/1960
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Original Toronto Star caption: Once I only had 50 cents a day to feed the family
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0043592F
Over The Years Canadians have seen the $1 bill, a 25-cent bill and coins worth 25 cents, 1 cent, $1 (the loony) and 50 cents. The 25-cent bill and 1-c(...)
Over The Years Canadians have seen the $1 bill, a 25-cent bill and coins worth 25 cents, 1 cent, $1 (the loony) and 50 cents. The 25-cent bill and 1-c(...)
8/24/1988
Car pools are a flop. You can park for just 50 cents a day in a downtown lot if there are at least three people in your car. But so far car pools are a flop, says writer Trent Frayne
Car pools are a flop. You can park for just 50 cents a day in a downtown lot if there are at least three people in your car. But so far car pools are a flop, says writer Trent Frayne
1/13/1974
Len Casey, program director of Ontario Place, says costs have escalated 50 per cent since 1971 at the $26-million waterfront entertainment showplace. Admission prices are going up 50 cents this year
Len Casey, program director of Ontario Place, says costs have escalated 50 per cent since 1971 at the $26-million waterfront entertainment showplace. Admission prices are going up 50 cents this year
5/5/1976
Two items Jack Himself Cohen won't sell are tiny china plates bearing picture of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill he paid 50 cents for 25years ago.
Two items Jack Himself Cohen won't sell are tiny china plates bearing picture of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill he paid 50 cents for 25years ago.
6/13/1972
Owed $50,000: Printer Bill Silvera: Drabinsky promised that if we took 50 cents on the dollar he'd guarantee printing work for the next festival
Owed $50,000: Printer Bill Silvera: Drabinsky promised that if we took 50 cents on the dollar he'd guarantee printing work for the next festival
8/13/1982
Westminister international partners Terry Shane, left, and Leonard Fagen earn between 3 and 50 cents on each mailing, and will send out 30 million pieces of direct mail this year
Westminister international partners Terry Shane, left, and Leonard Fagen earn between 3 and 50 cents on each mailing, and will send out 30 million pieces of direct mail this year
10/4/1990
50 cents you can see forever -- from the 55th-floor observation gallery of the Toronto-Dominion Centre, tallest building in the Commonwealth
50 cents you can see forever -- from the 55th-floor observation gallery of the Toronto-Dominion Centre, tallest building in the Commonwealth
10/31/1967
Michael's oysters. Michael Vaughan stocks all kinds of oysters ranging in price from 50 to 90 cents a piece
Michael's oysters. Michael Vaughan stocks all kinds of oysters ranging in price from 50 to 90 cents a piece
12/1/1983
Sheer Poetry: Laureate Baxter juggling half a year's salary (50 cents)
Sheer Poetry: Laureate Baxter juggling half a year's salary (50 cents)
12/5/1980
Take your pick, Anyone wanting a unofficial souvenir of the Pope's September visit to Metro can spend 50 cents to over $400 on the myriad of items, as(...)
Take your pick, Anyone wanting a unofficial souvenir of the Pope's September visit to Metro can spend 50 cents to over $400 on the myriad of items, as(...)
7/13/1984
The old 25-cent ticket John Mahoney is holding outside the Osgoode subway station should still pay for a ride, without the extra 10 cents, he says, and he's suing the TTC to get back the dime he had to pay Monday morning
The old 25-cent ticket John Mahoney is holding outside the Osgoode subway station should still pay for a ride, without the extra 10 cents, he says, and he's suing the TTC to get back the dime he had to pay Monday morning
4/9/1975
The big squeeze: Graham Savage, of Rogers Cablesystems, above, says the cable industry averages only 30 cents a month profit for every customer and a 3
The big squeeze: Graham Savage, of Rogers Cablesystems, above, says the cable industry averages only 30 cents a month profit for every customer and a 3
6/29/1984