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Photo 352: Handling radioactive material by remote control
Photo 352: Handling radioactive material by remote control

Photo 352: Handling radioactive material by remote control

Date1953-06
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FormatPicture
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Original Toronto Star caption: Very elaborate precautions are taken to protect personnel from radiation. There has been no accident due to radiation hazard at Chalk River.
GeographyCity, town, townshipChalk River
GeographyCountyRenfrew (Ont. : County)
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
Medium
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Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object NumberTS-2-124-GO-359
Port Hope is living in fear over the potential health from radioactive gas released by irradiated landfill materials, says author and local resident
Port Hope is living in fear over the potential health from radioactive gas released by irradiated landfill materials, says author and local resident
1/16/1976
Eight Feet, Two Inches tall, Don Koehler, left, of Chicago, chats with Jim Gellatly, head of the Materials Handling Show at the International Centre. (...)
Eight Feet, Two Inches tall, Don Koehler, left, of Chicago, chats with Jim Gellatly, head of the Materials Handling Show at the International Centre. (...)
9/27/1976
Solid handlwork: Art Cooke spent the summer of '45 chiseling mortar off old bricks to build the home he and his wife still live in on Burnett Ave. Today, a high-rise looms near the site he bought for $350. Above, Cooke admires the sturdy bricks he bought for $352 and hauled in a rented truck from the Swift meatpacking plant.
Solid handlwork: Art Cooke spent the summer of '45 chiseling mortar off old bricks to build the home he and his wife still live in on Burnett Ave. Today, a high-rise looms near the site he bought for $350. Above, Cooke admires the sturdy bricks he bought for $352 and hauled in a rented truck from the Swift meatpacking plant.
10/7/1982
House, Markham St., west side, between College & Ulster Sts. (#s 352 & 354). Toronto, Ont.
House, Markham St., west side, between College & Ulster Sts. (#s 352 & 354). Toronto, Ont.
1919
Preparation of radio-active isotopes is done by remote control and the operator is protected by a thick wall of lead bricks
Preparation of radio-active isotopes is done by remote control and the operator is protected by a thick wall of lead bricks
12/29/1947
Space art: Sculptor Bill Lishman of Blackstock works on a full-scale model of the Canadarm, the remote-control arm used by the United States space shuttle Columbia
Space art: Sculptor Bill Lishman of Blackstock works on a full-scale model of the Canadarm, the remote-control arm used by the United States space shuttle Columbia
11/2/1983
Remote control unit for motorized equipment and mantel radios instead of radar parts is included in the reconversion program of peacetime production
Remote control unit for motorized equipment and mantel radios instead of radar parts is included in the reconversion program of peacetime production
8/22/1945
The weapons: Remote control devices, like this one, and video recorders cut the size of audiences seeing commercials and raise questions about TV's advertising efficiency
The weapons: Remote control devices, like this one, and video recorders cut the size of audiences seeing commercials and raise questions about TV's advertising efficiency
3/23/1982
Sylvie Eustace, loan manager at the B of M's main Metro branch, uses remote control device to lower prime on electronic board
Sylvie Eustace, loan manager at the B of M's main Metro branch, uses remote control device to lower prime on electronic board
1/17/1992
Approach by remote control: This machine has a TV camera and an arm carrying a shotgun to shoot the bomb
Approach by remote control: This machine has a TV camera and an arm carrying a shotgun to shoot the bomb
4/28/1982
Robot's Help: A remote-control device directed by police officers shakes open a briefcase, after blasting it apart with a shotgun
Robot's Help: A remote-control device directed by police officers shakes open a briefcase, after blasting it apart with a shotgun
3/18/1992
Now that's big: Cartoon character Wilma Flintstone flashes across the color screen as Electrohome president John Pollock operates a remote control to bring in The Flintstones live in a Toronto demonstration
Now that's big: Cartoon character Wilma Flintstone flashes across the color screen as Electrohome president John Pollock operates a remote control to bring in The Flintstones live in a Toronto demonstration
8/11/1976