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This is not Mahatma Ghandi-oh no! It's the beefy bambino shaking off excess pounds
This is not Mahatma Ghandi-oh no! It's the beefy bambino shaking off excess pounds

This is not Mahatma Ghandi-oh no! It's the beefy bambino shaking off excess pounds

Date2/10/1934
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Original Toronto Star caption: This is not Mahatma Ghandi-oh no! It's the beefy bambino shaking off excess pounds. Babe Ruth has signed for another year of baseball and will sport Colonel Jake Ruppert's colors again.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0078148F
Already showing what its stripes are made of-although it's only 2 weeks old, 10 inches long and weighs in at 3 pounds-this Siberian tiger needs a name(...)
Already showing what its stripes are made of-although it's only 2 weeks old, 10 inches long and weighs in at 3 pounds-this Siberian tiger needs a name(...)
10/28/1976
It's a Butcher shop, not a pet shop, and that bunny who shows no anxiety as to what's ahead of him is being weighed for food. He's a little over three pounds
It's a Butcher shop, not a pet shop, and that bunny who shows no anxiety as to what's ahead of him is being weighed for food. He's a little over three pounds
5/4/1946
Over-size drama: Above, floor lamp in George Bartello's living room is the largest in the world. Designed by Gaetano Pesce, it's eight feet tall and weighs over 500 pounds. Bartello, above, had it flown from Italy to stand over his grand piano.
Over-size drama: Above, floor lamp in George Bartello's living room is the largest in the world. Designed by Gaetano Pesce, it's eight feet tall and weighs over 500 pounds. Bartello, above, had it flown from Italy to stand over his grand piano.
11/2/1982
Would she be Amused?, Laboring under its weigh of 300 pounds, workmen carry an oil painting of Queen Victoria down the stairs of old City hall today
Would she be Amused?, Laboring under its weigh of 300 pounds, workmen carry an oil painting of Queen Victoria down the stairs of old City hall today
2/18/1966
Now it's Grandpa Mel, Mayor Mel Lastman of North York joyfully hoists his new granddaughter, Brie, who weighed in at 7 pounds, 12 ounces
Now it's Grandpa Mel, Mayor Mel Lastman of North York joyfully hoists his new granddaughter, Brie, who weighed in at 7 pounds, 12 ounces
8/24/1986
It's a cinch! Lamar Leachman, Argos' new assistant coach who can lift 360 pounds, has no difficulty in raising weight at workout in Bloor St. YMHA yes(...)
It's a cinch! Lamar Leachman, Argos' new assistant coach who can lift 360 pounds, has no difficulty in raising weight at workout in Bloor St. YMHA yes(...)
3/2/1975
It's been a tough battle for former Mountie Chuck Gouett to lose 30 pounds in weight, so at the victory feast yesterday he indulged in a couple of pastries served by Anna Teitsson
It's been a tough battle for former Mountie Chuck Gouett to lose 30 pounds in weight, so at the victory feast yesterday he indulged in a couple of pastries served by Anna Teitsson
6/6/1977
1,000,000 pounds of food means evaporated milk, 2,650,000 pounds; eggs, 10,000,000 dozens; canned tomatoes, 52,000,000 pounds; honey, 13,500,000 pounds; (...)
1,000,000 pounds of food means evaporated milk, 2,650,000 pounds; eggs, 10,000,000 dozens; canned tomatoes, 52,000,000 pounds; honey, 13,500,000 pounds; (...)
1939-1945
Bob's battle of the bulge, Controller Bob Yuill, who is trying to shed 15 pounds, is using his lunch hour to take off weight instead of put it on
Bob's battle of the bulge, Controller Bob Yuill, who is trying to shed 15 pounds, is using his lunch hour to take off weight instead of put it on
1/30/1979
He lost bet that he would take off 70 pounds in a year, so Norm Hollend writes a cheque for $10,000
He lost bet that he would take off 70 pounds in a year, so Norm Hollend writes a cheque for $10,000
5/26/1974
Bob's battle of the bulge, Controller Bob Yuill, who is trying to shed 15 pounds, is using his lunch hour to take off weight instead of put it on
Bob's battle of the bulge, Controller Bob Yuill, who is trying to shed 15 pounds, is using his lunch hour to take off weight instead of put it on
1/30/1979
CBC's Broadcast Centre is already shaking up downtown with its colored grids
CBC's Broadcast Centre is already shaking up downtown with its colored grids
11/22/1991