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Like old times: Joe (left) and Wilbur Barkey carry on a tradition of three generations, smoking meats and cheeses and selling meat in their butcher shop.
Like old times: Joe (left) and Wilbur Barkey carry on a tradition of three generations, smoking meats and cheeses and selling meat in their butcher shop.

Like old times: Joe (left) and Wilbur Barkey carry on a tradition of three generations, smoking meats and cheeses and selling meat in their butcher shop.

Date5/1/1983
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0125236F
Friendly butcher: Roy Nelson stands behind the counter of nelson's Meats and Groceries, the Willowdale butcher shop started by his father In 1920, in what was then the hamlet of Lansing
Friendly butcher: Roy Nelson stands behind the counter of nelson's Meats and Groceries, the Willowdale butcher shop started by his father In 1920, in what was then the hamlet of Lansing
3/6/1984
Money makers: Jim Coren looks over some of the European-style meats that are cured right on the premises at Cordea's Smoked Meats - a delicatessen in Mississauga.
Money makers: Jim Coren looks over some of the European-style meats that are cured right on the premises at Cordea's Smoked Meats - a delicatessen in Mississauga.
6/22/1983
The Cowiesons: Brian, left, runs Cowleso's Meats, on Yonge St. With him are Jennifer,18, dad, Gordon, who opened store in 1939.
The Cowiesons: Brian, left, runs Cowleso's Meats, on Yonge St. With him are Jennifer,18, dad, Gordon, who opened store in 1939.
2/16/1990
Mainly because of the meat: Some luncheon meats tasted good and meaty, others were tasteless
Mainly because of the meat: Some luncheon meats tasted good and meaty, others were tasteless
9/21/1979
Like father, like son, like father . . . Generations of doctors to graduate from the University of Toronto in medicine, from left, Dr. J. E. Cooper Cole, his son, Dr. John Dyce Cooper Cole, and his father, Dr. C. E. Cooper Cole, attended graduation ceremonies yesterday for the Faculty of Medicine. The elder Coles were at the ceremonies, held in Convocation Hall, to see John receive his honors degree. Diplomas and degrees were awarded.
Like father, like son, like father . . . Generations of doctors to graduate from the University of Toronto in medicine, from left, Dr. J. E. Cooper Cole, his son, Dr. John Dyce Cooper Cole, and his father, Dr. C. E. Cooper Cole, attended graduation ceremonies yesterday for the Faculty of Medicine. The elder Coles were at the ceremonies, held in Convocation Hall, to see John receive his honors degree. Diplomas and degrees were awarded.
5/23/1973
Generations growing evergreen, Howard R Drysdale, grandson Douglas Jr., great-granddaughter Serena, 6 months, represent three of four generations serving local Christmas tree buyers.
Generations growing evergreen, Howard R Drysdale, grandson Douglas Jr., great-granddaughter Serena, 6 months, represent three of four generations serving local Christmas tree buyers.
11/21/1990
No middleman and no wages keep the price of meat down, Elizabeth Dorgo says in her butcher shop in Hornby, southwest of Brampton. She, her husband, Mi(...)
No middleman and no wages keep the price of meat down, Elizabeth Dorgo says in her butcher shop in Hornby, southwest of Brampton. She, her husband, Mi(...)
4/2/1973
Right on track: Three generations of the Beasley family have operated their family-run amusement park on Centre Island for the past 25 years. General manager Bill Beasley, left holds daughter Lisa.
Right on track: Three generations of the Beasley family have operated their family-run amusement park on Centre Island for the past 25 years. General manager Bill Beasley, left holds daughter Lisa.
6/22/1991
Preserved meats (Navy)
Preserved meats (Navy)
1852-02-13
Buffet for 10, Terri and David Nichol welcome guests to kitchen counter where their New Year's Eve dinner will be served. Two meats are boneless leg of lamb and tenderloin of beef
Buffet for 10, Terri and David Nichol welcome guests to kitchen counter where their New Year's Eve dinner will be served. Two meats are boneless leg of lamb and tenderloin of beef
11/20/1980
Meat is the mainstay in any supermarket operation: Mottle Goodbaum, right, who helped open two new Sunnybrook stores in a single day, this week, here talks meat with his meat operations managing Irvin Zucker
Meat is the mainstay in any supermarket operation: Mottle Goodbaum, right, who helped open two new Sunnybrook stores in a single day, this week, here talks meat with his meat operations managing Irvin Zucker
7/14/1970
The big chill. With his son Glen, 15, ready with tongs, Lionel Core holds one of the bags of ice that will help Metro-area residents through another heat wave. Core's Peel Ice and Fuel Inc. - operated for three generations by his family in Brampton - expects to sell 12 tonnes of ice to the Caribram festival over the weekend.
The big chill. With his son Glen, 15, ready with tongs, Lionel Core holds one of the bags of ice that will help Metro-area residents through another heat wave. Core's Peel Ice and Fuel Inc. - operated for three generations by his family in Brampton - expects to sell 12 tonnes of ice to the Caribram festival over the weekend.
7/7/1994