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Royal Cruiser - This trim speedboat, powered with three Ford V-8 engines, has been constructed specially for the King and Queen for use with the royal(...)
Royal Cruiser - This trim speedboat, powered with three Ford V-8 engines, has been constructed specially for the King and Queen for use with the royal(...)

Royal Cruiser - This trim speedboat, powered with three Ford V-8 engines, has been constructed specially for the King and Queen for use with the royal(...)

Date1/14/1939
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Original Toronto Star caption: Royal Cruiser - This trim speedboat; powered with three Ford V-8 engines; has been constructed specially for the King and Queen for use with the royal yacht Victoria and Albert. It is capabel of 20 knots
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0124114F
Brown checks controls and instruments. Vessel is powered by 3 diesel engines, Just as incredible as the amount of work put into the boat is the co-operation of Brown's neighbors.
Brown checks controls and instruments. Vessel is powered by 3 diesel engines, Just as incredible as the amount of work put into the boat is the co-operation of Brown's neighbors.
11/14/1977
Firehall No.8 on College St. just east of Bathurst was the first fire station in Toronto to use gasoline rather than horse-drawn engines
Firehall No.8 on College St. just east of Bathurst was the first fire station in Toronto to use gasoline rather than horse-drawn engines
8/13/1974
Final check: John Crook of Oshawa inspects one of the steam engines he has built. Some of his collection will be on display at the Steam Threshing Days in Uxbridge this weekend. He grew to love steam engines while helping on his father's farm in the 1930s.
Final check: John Crook of Oshawa inspects one of the steam engines he has built. Some of his collection will be on display at the Steam Threshing Days in Uxbridge this weekend. He grew to love steam engines while helping on his father's farm in the 1930s.
8/4/1989
Getting ready for a steamy weekend. John Crook, 71, has built several steam engines and some will be on display this weekend at the 18th annual Steam Threshing Days at the Quaker Hill museum grounds in Uxbridge, presented by the Oxbridge Scott Historical Society.
Getting ready for a steamy weekend. John Crook, 71, has built several steam engines and some will be on display this weekend at the 18th annual Steam Threshing Days at the Quaker Hill museum grounds in Uxbridge, presented by the Oxbridge Scott Historical Society.
8/16/1989
Retired Railroader, Alfred Bunker, who died this week, built and ran a 9-foot scale model of the engine he operated as an engineer and fireman for Canadian Pacific for 44 years. He started out cleaning engines 11 hours a day.
Retired Railroader, Alfred Bunker, who died this week, built and ran a 9-foot scale model of the engine he operated as an engineer and fireman for Canadian Pacific for 44 years. He started out cleaning engines 11 hours a day.
8/9/1973
The trading floor in (2) is a striking combination of natural maple with black trim, and is specially treated for acoustics. An ingenious new type of (...)
The trading floor in (2) is a striking combination of natural maple with black trim, and is specially treated for acoustics. An ingenious new type of (...)
3/19/1937
Royal lineup, Their plans haven't been confirmed but expected to attend the Games are, from left, King Olav V, Princess Anne, King Juan Carlos and Prince Rainier
Royal lineup, Their plans haven't been confirmed but expected to attend the Games are, from left, King Olav V, Princess Anne, King Juan Carlos and Prince Rainier
11/20/1987
A grade six education didn't stop Harry Graham from rising to the top in Cummins Diesel, North America's leading manufacturer of diesel engines - or from prospering in his own firm, IDMD, which makes sales-promotion kits
A grade six education didn't stop Harry Graham from rising to the top in Cummins Diesel, North America's leading manufacturer of diesel engines - or from prospering in his own firm, IDMD, which makes sales-promotion kits
10/1/1985
O Canada, with the roar of jet engines incorporated into the tape, was played last night at a meeting of 2,000 residents of Stouffville who oppose the(...)
O Canada, with the roar of jet engines incorporated into the tape, was played last night at a meeting of 2,000 residents of Stouffville who oppose the(...)
2/13/1974
Switched-off engines: Some Via routes will die, others may be sold to private entrepreneurs for tourist business
Switched-off engines: Some Via routes will die, others may be sold to private entrepreneurs for tourist business
4/1/1986
Hours of idling in the miles of traffic jams generated by Metro's transit strike inevitably bring a few stalled engines
Hours of idling in the miles of traffic jams generated by Metro's transit strike inevitably bring a few stalled engines
9/12/1978
As usual, the pits will be a hive of activity with last minute adjustments and fine tuning of engines (top right)
As usual, the pits will be a hive of activity with last minute adjustments and fine tuning of engines (top right)
5/3/1988