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Fasten your safety belt, legendary jazzman Artie Shaw yelled out yesterday afternoon as his new band and a small group of others prepared to watch the(...)
Fasten your safety belt, legendary jazzman Artie Shaw yelled out yesterday afternoon as his new band and a small group of others prepared to watch the(...)

Fasten your safety belt, legendary jazzman Artie Shaw yelled out yesterday afternoon as his new band and a small group of others prepared to watch the(...)

Date11/6/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: Fasten your safety belt, legendary jazzman Artie Shaw yelled out yesterday afternoon as his new band and a small group of others prepared to watch the documentary made about his career by Toronto producer Brigitte Berman.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0080016F
Doris Dowling. There is a strong rumor that Artie Shaw and his seventh wife, the former Doris Dowling, have come to the parting of the ways. Mrs. Shaw(...)
Doris Dowling. There is a strong rumor that Artie Shaw and his seventh wife, the former Doris Dowling, have come to the parting of the ways. Mrs. Shaw(...)
10/1/1954
Fasten your seatbelts! A driver goes through the course at the Petro-Canada Skid Control School, Bronte and Speers Rds
Fasten your seatbelts! A driver goes through the course at the Petro-Canada Skid Control School, Bronte and Speers Rds
2/19/1990
W. H. Thornburn, chairman of the Toronto Stock Exchange board of governors, sees a small revival of confidence by Canadian investors, but much less than I had expected by this time. He forecasts continued sluggishness in trading until corporate earnings improve. Thornburn thinks there could be new speculation in oil and gas stocks when results of winter drilling become available. Cost-cutting and other controls have prepared brokers for any new storms, he says.
W. H. Thornburn, chairman of the Toronto Stock Exchange board of governors, sees a small revival of confidence by Canadian investors, but much less than I had expected by this time. He forecasts continued sluggishness in trading until corporate earnings improve. Thornburn thinks there could be new speculation in oil and gas stocks when results of winter drilling become available. Cost-cutting and other controls have prepared brokers for any new storms, he says.
12/31/1970
Your Life: Art Collins, former president of Foster Advertising, watches the personalized video that was custom made for his retirement party. This video and others like it are the creation of Bob Pomerantz, who has formed a company called Your Life Productions. The videos are commissioned by either a company or family.
Your Life: Art Collins, former president of Foster Advertising, watches the personalized video that was custom made for his retirement party. This video and others like it are the creation of Bob Pomerantz, who has formed a company called Your Life Productions. The videos are commissioned by either a company or family.
10/7/1988
Maybe some day . . . : Toronto Mayor John Sewell fastens his chain of office on 11-year-old Su Ching Chang while Ward 6 aldermanic candidate George Hi(...)
Maybe some day . . . : Toronto Mayor John Sewell fastens his chain of office on 11-year-old Su Ching Chang while Ward 6 aldermanic candidate George Hi(...)
10/30/1980
Stringing a figure: Professor Ken McCuaig (middle) and other members of the Applewood String Band watch as his daughters, Peggy (left), 11, and Lisa, 13, create a complicated figure using two string loops together
Stringing a figure: Professor Ken McCuaig (middle) and other members of the Applewood String Band watch as his daughters, Peggy (left), 11, and Lisa, 13, create a complicated figure using two string loops together
7/4/1976
Closeup of Rev. Harold Wilke, of New York holding telephone to ear with his foot, note the watch band from his watch he has around his left ankle
Closeup of Rev. Harold Wilke, of New York holding telephone to ear with his foot, note the watch band from his watch he has around his left ankle
6/24/1976
High-pressure world of David Cockfield (crouching in foreground) is centred on big, circular trading desk with 20 direct telephone lines to stock, bond and money dealers. He's talking to investment analyst Helen Boschen. An investment manager for Canada Trust Co., 37-year-old Cockfield is responsible for putting to work at highest profit but with greatest safety $2 billion of funds belonging to others.
High-pressure world of David Cockfield (crouching in foreground) is centred on big, circular trading desk with 20 direct telephone lines to stock, bond and money dealers. He's talking to investment analyst Helen Boschen. An investment manager for Canada Trust Co., 37-year-old Cockfield is responsible for putting to work at highest profit but with greatest safety $2 billion of funds belonging to others.
5/7/1975
There goes Zorro,' one fan yelled after he spotted Prime Minister Trudeau with his toreador hat and black cape at today's Grey Cup game. Trudeau is sh(...)
There goes Zorro,' one fan yelled after he spotted Prime Minister Trudeau with his toreador hat and black cape at today's Grey Cup game. Trudeau is sh(...)
11/28/1970
Cowboys yipped, Indians beat tom-toms and medicine men yelled chants in the ears of the King and Queen when all Calgary turned out en masse to give the beloved sovereigns a rousing western welcome
Cowboys yipped, Indians beat tom-toms and medicine men yelled chants in the ears of the King and Queen when all Calgary turned out en masse to give the beloved sovereigns a rousing western welcome
6/10/1939
New system: In the interests of school-bus safety, entrepreneur Gary Barwick has developed a lap belt that has a strap over each shoulder
New system: In the interests of school-bus safety, entrepreneur Gary Barwick has developed a lap belt that has a strap over each shoulder
9/9/1985
New system: In the interests of school-bus safety, entrepreneur Gary Barwick has developed a lap belt that has a strap over each shoulder
New system: In the interests of school-bus safety, entrepreneur Gary Barwick has developed a lap belt that has a strap over each shoulder
9/4/1986