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Next to Santa Ricky Evans may be the most important person in the Santa Claus parade today. He'll ride a float he designed to mark Eaton's 100th anniversary.
Next to Santa Ricky Evans may be the most important person in the Santa Claus parade today. He'll ride a float he designed to mark Eaton's 100th anniversary.

Next to Santa Ricky Evans may be the most important person in the Santa Claus parade today. He'll ride a float he designed to mark Eaton's 100th anniversary.

Date11/14/1969
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0127113F
Getting all ready for Santa, Twenty-five floats for Eaton's traditional Santa Claus parade are in various stages of completion in Eaton's warehouse, w(...)
Getting all ready for Santa, Twenty-five floats for Eaton's traditional Santa Claus parade are in various stages of completion in Eaton's warehouse, w(...)
9/23/1975
One of the biggest floats carried Chuckles the Clown in the 74th Eaton's Santa Claus Parade
One of the biggest floats carried Chuckles the Clown in the 74th Eaton's Santa Claus Parade
11/5/1978
It's Santa's parade on Sunday, The 72nd annual Eaton's Santa Claus Parade gets off the mark Sunday at 1
It's Santa's parade on Sunday, The 72nd annual Eaton's Santa Claus Parade gets off the mark Sunday at 1
11/8/1976
Black activist Richard Dildy - who was once arrested for proclaiming Santa a fraud during Toronto's annual Santa Claus parade - is dead at age 47. He died of kidney and liver failure in Wellesley Hospital Friday. The United States-born insurance salesman spent most of his life trying to convince parents to stop telling children that Santa Claus is coming to town. [Incomplete]
Black activist Richard Dildy - who was once arrested for proclaiming Santa a fraud during Toronto's annual Santa Claus parade - is dead at age 47. He died of kidney and liver failure in Wellesley Hospital Friday. The United States-born insurance salesman spent most of his life trying to convince parents to stop telling children that Santa Claus is coming to town. [Incomplete]
4/9/1987
The clowns almost stood on their heads today to entertain thousands of starry-eyed children who turned out to see Eaton's annual Santa Claus parade in(...)
The clowns almost stood on their heads today to entertain thousands of starry-eyed children who turned out to see Eaton's annual Santa Claus parade in(...)
11/16/1974
Eaton's Santa Claus parade yesterday had all the right ingredients--Santa, kids, clowns and marching bands
Eaton's Santa Claus parade yesterday had all the right ingredients--Santa, kids, clowns and marching bands
11/4/1979
Getting ready for the Santa Claus parade Sunday, costumed children climbed aboard a pirate ship yesterday in Eaton's warehouse. Stephanie Rayko, 8, is(...)
Getting ready for the Santa Claus parade Sunday, costumed children climbed aboard a pirate ship yesterday in Eaton's warehouse. Stephanie Rayko, 8, is(...)
11/11/1975
Getting ready for Eaton's Santa Claus parade
Getting ready for Eaton's Santa Claus parade
8/7/1973
All ready to go in Eaton's Santa Claus parade on Nov
All ready to go in Eaton's Santa Claus parade on Nov
10/20/1972
Kicking off santa claus parade, Kyle Kofsky gets the boot yesterday from the big, bad wolf on a float waiting in a Weston warehouse for this year's Santa Claus parade
Kicking off santa claus parade, Kyle Kofsky gets the boot yesterday from the big, bad wolf on a float waiting in a Weston warehouse for this year's Santa Claus parade
10/22/1990
Taking time off from his busy schedule, Eaton's Santa Claus popped into the Red Cross blood donor clinic today at the Manulife Centre to give his own (...)
Taking time off from his busy schedule, Eaton's Santa Claus popped into the Red Cross blood donor clinic today at the Manulife Centre to give his own (...)
12/19/1990
The star of the show, grand old Santa waves from atop his reindeer-powered chariot, the final float in the mile-long Santa Claus parade through Toront(...)
The star of the show, grand old Santa waves from atop his reindeer-powered chariot, the final float in the mile-long Santa Claus parade through Toront(...)
11/13/1971