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Who goes there?, DeRoaches stands guard outside the creation that took him eight years to complete.
Who goes there?, DeRoaches stands guard outside the creation that took him eight years to complete.

Who goes there?, DeRoaches stands guard outside the creation that took him eight years to complete.

Date3/15/1981
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0126622F
Bilked of their savings of $1,000 by men posing as bank inspectors, 80-year-old Mr. and Mrs. Alex Downie stand outside their home on Kenwood Ave., where they have lived 40 years, as they tell they were swindled. A man took away fifty $20 bills to check s
Bilked of their savings of $1,000 by men posing as bank inspectors, 80-year-old Mr. and Mrs. Alex Downie stand outside their home on Kenwood Ave., where they have lived 40 years, as they tell they were swindled. A man took away fifty $20 bills to check s
9/24/1970
I just met a man who doesn't have a single complaint. Sik Kan Chung is 91. It took him 15 minutes to walk across the park to Woodgreen Community Centre from his place to meet me. Ten years ago it took him only 10 minutes. Another 10 years, maybe it will take half an hour, he said, laughing so hard his glasses slid down his nose. [Incomplete]
I just met a man who doesn't have a single complaint. Sik Kan Chung is 91. It took him 15 minutes to walk across the park to Woodgreen Community Centre from his place to meet me. Ten years ago it took him only 10 minutes. Another 10 years, maybe it will take half an hour, he said, laughing so hard his glasses slid down his nose. [Incomplete]
5/26/1984
George Swann stands by a sign outside his home. The sign was given to him by Oakville when it was replaced by a newer one.
George Swann stands by a sign outside his home. The sign was given to him by Oakville when it was replaced by a newer one.
1/9/1979
Toronto's Michelangelo: Elizabeth Mueller stands on a stepladder to touch up some of the figures in a painting she did on the ceiling of her home which took 3 1/2 years to complete
Toronto's Michelangelo: Elizabeth Mueller stands on a stepladder to touch up some of the figures in a painting she did on the ceiling of her home which took 3 1/2 years to complete
1/27/1982
Back to beginnings: Robert Shafer stands outside his 140-year-old mill, where he produces lumber and apple cider
Back to beginnings: Robert Shafer stands outside his 140-year-old mill, where he produces lumber and apple cider
2/10/1986
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
Carmen Bush stands in front of Columbus Boys Club, a Toronto institution he's been connected with for 40 years. Tonight, Carmen is being honored with a testimonial dinner for his years of dedicated work with Toronto youngsters.
Carmen Bush stands in front of Columbus Boys Club, a Toronto institution he's been connected with for 40 years. Tonight, Carmen is being honored with a testimonial dinner for his years of dedicated work with Toronto youngsters.
9/29/1971
Defiant homeowner: Tom Hogan stands on guard for his house yesterday
Defiant homeowner: Tom Hogan stands on guard for his house yesterday
3/2/1988
White house: Home builder Gord Mason stands in front of the 140-year-old Georgian mansion in Etobicoke that has served as his firm's headquarters for 15 years
White house: Home builder Gord Mason stands in front of the 140-year-old Georgian mansion in Etobicoke that has served as his firm's headquarters for 15 years
4/23/1992
When law student Steve Cohen embraced Jews for Jesus, his mother said to him Don't write, Don't call, don't visit. That was eight years ago, Cohen says. My children have never met their grandparents and it's a heartache for me. But his commitment is unshaken.
When law student Steve Cohen embraced Jews for Jesus, his mother said to him Don't write, Don't call, don't visit. That was eight years ago, Cohen says. My children have never met their grandparents and it's a heartache for me. But his commitment is unshaken.
8/31/1984
Desperately lonely life of Alec Nicol, is a desolate world of TV and cigarettes in a bachelor apartment eight years after an automobile accident left him partially paralized
Desperately lonely life of Alec Nicol, is a desolate world of TV and cigarettes in a bachelor apartment eight years after an automobile accident left him partially paralized
4/6/1978
V. C. Dale, a streetville resident, stands in one of the town's residential sections. The propsed two-tier regionals system in Peel county does not take account of the population growth for the next 25 years in a way which will accomodate the various life style required by the inhabitants, he says in an accompanying letter, below.
V. C. Dale, a streetville resident, stands in one of the town's residential sections. The propsed two-tier regionals system in Peel county does not take account of the population growth for the next 25 years in a way which will accomodate the various life style required by the inhabitants, he says in an accompanying letter, below.
4/27/1973