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Where poppies grow
Where poppies grow

Where poppies grow

Date11/2/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Where poppies grow: Guelph birthplace of Col. John McCrae, doctor, soldier and poet, is now a historic site. Poppies like those he celebrated in poem have been planted in the garden.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0066531F
Guelpn, Aug. 1-Poppies like those of Flanders fields will grow in the Col. John McCrae Memorial Garden here next summer. They will flower near the foo(...)
Guelpn, Aug. 1-Poppies like those of Flanders fields will grow in the Col. John McCrae Memorial Garden here next summer. They will flower near the foo(...)
8/1/1945
Ready for Poppy Day. Office worker Corinne Therien, 22, stocks up a tag box with poppies made by disabled war veterans in advance of tomorrow's Poppy Day tag drive by Canadian Legion
Ready for Poppy Day. Office worker Corinne Therien, 22, stocks up a tag box with poppies made by disabled war veterans in advance of tomorrow's Poppy Day tag drive by Canadian Legion
11/5/1970
The R.C.Y.C. war memorial at Centre Island surrounded by forget-me-nots which are replaced by poppies grown from seed from Flanders fields
The R.C.Y.C. war memorial at Centre Island surrounded by forget-me-nots which are replaced by poppies grown from seed from Flanders fields
6/23/1930
Poppies
Poppies
1881
Where the lilacs grow, Gardener Philip Rogic enjoys the heady perfume of lilacs in full bloom as he cuts the grass at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington
Where the lilacs grow, Gardener Philip Rogic enjoys the heady perfume of lilacs in full bloom as he cuts the grass at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington
5/22/1991
Plaque marks locality where William McDougall was born William McDougall helped Canada grow
Plaque marks locality where William McDougall was born William McDougall helped Canada grow
11/21/1978
Toronto, where the concrete grows
Toronto, where the concrete grows
3/26/1985
Horticulturist Andrew Benn of Scarborough waters plants in his exotic tropical greenhouse where he grows sugar cane, orchids, pineapples and bananas along with regular vegetables. The native of Guyana is teaching courses on indoor and outdoor gardening for beginners and advanced gardeners. His classroom is his greenhouse in his backyard on Vauxhall Dr. Classes started today and will run for 8 weeks.
Horticulturist Andrew Benn of Scarborough waters plants in his exotic tropical greenhouse where he grows sugar cane, orchids, pineapples and bananas along with regular vegetables. The native of Guyana is teaching courses on indoor and outdoor gardening for beginners and advanced gardeners. His classroom is his greenhouse in his backyard on Vauxhall Dr. Classes started today and will run for 8 weeks.
9/15/1976
Christmas Trees start their Long Journeys, Getting read for Christmas, the harvest is under way at Richardson Farms, north of Orono, where 250,000 Scotch pines grow on the 400 acres
Christmas Trees start their Long Journeys, Getting read for Christmas, the harvest is under way at Richardson Farms, north of Orono, where 250,000 Scotch pines grow on the 400 acres
11/11/1974
Lush vegetation grows in every crevice in this rocky New Zealand valley, where hot springs keep the earth at tropical temper
Lush vegetation grows in every crevice in this rocky New Zealand valley, where hot springs keep the earth at tropical temper
2/4/1939
Herbie grows up, Metro became aware of his pre-dicament in February, 1979, in a Star story, where he's pictured with mom, Leticia. Herbie, left, now 1(...)
Herbie grows up, Metro became aware of his pre-dicament in February, 1979, in a Star story, where he's pictured with mom, Leticia. Herbie, left, now 1(...)
2/10/1989
A new generation remembers, World War II vet Merril Brooks of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 582 in Cooksville, admires the poppy worn by Brett Mars(...)
A new generation remembers, World War II vet Merril Brooks of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 582 in Cooksville, admires the poppy worn by Brett Mars(...)
11/6/1989