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Keeping dreariness at bay: Christopher Halnan's bedroom is a shrine to his idols, rock singer Elton John and Blue Lagoon star Christopher Atkins
Keeping dreariness at bay: Christopher Halnan's bedroom is a shrine to his idols, rock singer Elton John and Blue Lagoon star Christopher Atkins

Keeping dreariness at bay: Christopher Halnan's bedroom is a shrine to his idols, rock singer Elton John and Blue Lagoon star Christopher Atkins

Date7/15/1982
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0128114F
Super fan: Chris Halnan, 19, started an Elton John fan club so he could meet the rock star ù it worked last year at O'Keefe Centre ù and it's now the official club with 2,500 members and the only international fan club operating out of Canada
Super fan: Chris Halnan, 19, started an Elton John fan club so he could meet the rock star ù it worked last year at O'Keefe Centre ù and it's now the official club with 2,500 members and the only international fan club operating out of Canada
8/18/1980
Aircraftman Atkins, Tail-end Charlie-that's what Clifford Atkins hopes to be after finishing his air gunner's course with the R.C.A.F
Aircraftman Atkins, Tail-end Charlie-that's what Clifford Atkins hopes to be after finishing his air gunner's course with the R.C.A.F
3/25/1941
Room of idols, Well-known maitre of Louis Jannetta relaxes watching television in his favorite room, under his private gallery of the numerous persona(...)
Room of idols, Well-known maitre of Louis Jannetta relaxes watching television in his favorite room, under his private gallery of the numerous persona(...)
7/23/1985
Retired Metro police superintendent John Gillespie, realxing with his grandson, Christopher Orr, above, says in letter that police officers of even citizens are not adequately protected under one-man patrol system. It is acceptable only by daylight, he sa
Retired Metro police superintendent John Gillespie, realxing with his grandson, Christopher Orr, above, says in letter that police officers of even citizens are not adequately protected under one-man patrol system. It is acceptable only by daylight, he sa
2/13/1973
Driving a truck for his family's party supply rental firm is the only job Christopher Higgins can find, despite his university degree.
Driving a truck for his family's party supply rental firm is the only job Christopher Higgins can find, despite his university degree.
3/6/1987
Hardrock Columbus: Christopher Columbus of Midland (above) took to the sea early in life, but his has been a stormy trip. Drinking, violence, robbery and death led eventually to jail. In the first of two parts, Frank Jones tells how Columbus began to steer his life on the right course.
Hardrock Columbus: Christopher Columbus of Midland (above) took to the sea early in life, but his has been a stormy trip. Drinking, violence, robbery and death led eventually to jail. In the first of two parts, Frank Jones tells how Columbus began to steer his life on the right course.
10/1/1982
Doctor-turned-birdwatcher: Jim Langstaff, latest in a line of 11 doctors who have lived and practised in the old family home since 1849, is now retired and spends his time golfing, skiing, birdwatching and compiling family history, tracing his roots back to Christopher Martin, a passenger on the Mayflower
Doctor-turned-birdwatcher: Jim Langstaff, latest in a line of 11 doctors who have lived and practised in the old family home since 1849, is now retired and spends his time golfing, skiing, birdwatching and compiling family history, tracing his roots back to Christopher Martin, a passenger on the Mayflower
4/2/1984
Atkins is president of an advertising agency founded by his brother-in-law Dalton Camp
Atkins is president of an advertising agency founded by his brother-in-law Dalton Camp
5/3/1983
Norman Atkins, president of the advertising firm Camp Associates (Dalton Camp is his brother-in-law) runs Progressive Conservative headquarters. He an(...)
Norman Atkins, president of the advertising firm Camp Associates (Dalton Camp is his brother-in-law) runs Progressive Conservative headquarters. He an(...)
9/12/1975
Safe ground: Jamaica native Horace Atkins is reunited with his sister, Lola Stewart, at Pearson airport last night
Safe ground: Jamaica native Horace Atkins is reunited with his sister, Lola Stewart, at Pearson airport last night
9/15/1988
To the rescue: Canadiana president Christopher Milton stands with flags of Anguilla, front, Cook islands, left, and Turks and Calcos islands his firm made
To the rescue: Canadiana president Christopher Milton stands with flags of Anguilla, front, Cook islands, left, and Turks and Calcos islands his firm made
1/19/1993
Backroom dealing: Campaign managers, fron left, Paul Weed (Dennis Timbrell), John Laschinger (larry Grossman), Norm Atkins (Roy McMurtry) and Hugh Segal (a senior Grossman adviser) have probably made their deals for today's voting
Backroom dealing: Campaign managers, fron left, Paul Weed (Dennis Timbrell), John Laschinger (larry Grossman), Norm Atkins (Roy McMurtry) and Hugh Segal (a senior Grossman adviser) have probably made their deals for today's voting
1/23/1985