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Sand man: Mark Culligan, one of Toronto's two full-time beachcombers, drives a front-end loader hauling a 'beachpicker' vehicle that sifts gunk at Woodbine Beach. This isn't a bad office, says the four-year veteran.
Sand man: Mark Culligan, one of Toronto's two full-time beachcombers, drives a front-end loader hauling a 'beachpicker' vehicle that sifts gunk at Woodbine Beach. This isn't a bad office, says the four-year veteran.

Sand man: Mark Culligan, one of Toronto's two full-time beachcombers, drives a front-end loader hauling a 'beachpicker' vehicle that sifts gunk at Woodbine Beach. This isn't a bad office, says the four-year veteran.

Date7/17/1990
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Sand man: Mark Culligan, one of Toronto's two full-time beachcombers, uses the front-end loader and attachment behind him to sift for gunk.
Sand man: Mark Culligan, one of Toronto's two full-time beachcombers, uses the front-end loader and attachment behind him to sift for gunk.
7/17/1990
Gravel firm has trout by the bucketfull, Front-end loader is used to stock a new man-made lake on the property of Consolidated Sand and Gravel Co. nea(...)
Gravel firm has trout by the bucketfull, Front-end loader is used to stock a new man-made lake on the property of Consolidated Sand and Gravel Co. nea(...)
6/28/1971
Cholera Peru - Along the banks of the Riu Rimac, which runs through Lima, a woman sifts through the garbage
Cholera Peru - Along the banks of the Riu Rimac, which runs through Lima, a woman sifts through the garbage
4/28/1991
Rick Swiech sifts through the remains of his shattered semi-detached Woodstock home while his father Joe holds flashlight. Woman at left is Sharon Breton, who lives in the other half of the house
Rick Swiech sifts through the remains of his shattered semi-detached Woodstock home while his father Joe holds flashlight. Woman at left is Sharon Breton, who lives in the other half of the house
8/7/1979
Paper flood: Director of Ontario's student awards program, Bill Clarkson, above, sifts through a mountain of applications from students seeking financial assistance with their post-secondary education.
Paper flood: Director of Ontario's student awards program, Bill Clarkson, above, sifts through a mountain of applications from students seeking financial assistance with their post-secondary education.
8/25/1982
Constable Clayton Mitchell of Metro police bomb squad sifts through broken glass looking for remants of bomb that blasted travel agency on Bloor St. W. early today
Constable Clayton Mitchell of Metro police bomb squad sifts through broken glass looking for remants of bomb that blasted travel agency on Bloor St. W. early today
7/23/1980
Tough competition: Alan Russell, manager of sales recruiting and training for Hallmark Cards, sifts through 800 applications a year to find likely candidates for 10 posts
Tough competition: Alan Russell, manager of sales recruiting and training for Hallmark Cards, sifts through 800 applications a year to find likely candidates for 10 posts
12/20/1983
Paper flood: Director orf Ontario's student awards program, Bill Clarkson, above, sifts through a mountain of applications from students seeking financial assistance with their post-secondary education. Philip Lam talks with personal loans manager Murray Dowey, right, at the Bank of Montreal.
Paper flood: Director orf Ontario's student awards program, Bill Clarkson, above, sifts through a mountain of applications from students seeking financial assistance with their post-secondary education. Philip Lam talks with personal loans manager Murray Dowey, right, at the Bank of Montreal.
8/25/1982
Graham Robertson, chairman of the Canadian Association of Equipment Distributors, stands in front of one of his $150,000, eight-ton capacity front-end loaders
Graham Robertson, chairman of the Canadian Association of Equipment Distributors, stands in front of one of his $150,000, eight-ton capacity front-end loaders
6/9/1978
Man the middle: Toronto's Willie Anderson drives to the hoop between Milwaukee's Kevin Duckworth, left, and Glenn Robinson at SkyDome last night
Man the middle: Toronto's Willie Anderson drives to the hoop between Milwaukee's Kevin Duckworth, left, and Glenn Robinson at SkyDome last night
2/7/1996
Dr. John J. Slavens, 82, is proud of having the body of a 35-year-old man and he drives it hard. As well as two days' practice as a pediatrician he makes house calls four days a week. Retirement is not only deadly, He says, it's a waste.
Dr. John J. Slavens, 82, is proud of having the body of a 35-year-old man and he drives it hard. As well as two days' practice as a pediatrician he makes house calls four days a week. Retirement is not only deadly, He says, it's a waste.
7/27/1989
Above: Maybe he drives a Cadillac to the office - but here he's just another hobo waiting for a train
Above: Maybe he drives a Cadillac to the office - but here he's just another hobo waiting for a train
8/3/1979