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Rare memento: Herb Kuschke, 74, played hockey for Latvia in the 1936 Olympics
Rare memento: Herb Kuschke, 74, played hockey for Latvia in the 1936 Olympics

Rare memento: Herb Kuschke, 74, played hockey for Latvia in the 1936 Olympics

Date2/17/1988
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0129114F
Leading protest: In a drive to prove unfair pricing in Canada, Janis Mierins, retired Ottawa Mercedes dealer, went all the way to his native Latvia to buy a Lada
Leading protest: In a drive to prove unfair pricing in Canada, Janis Mierins, retired Ottawa Mercedes dealer, went all the way to his native Latvia to buy a Lada
1/13/1982
Olympics battler: Michael Shapcott helped put the boots to Toronto's Olympics bid. Now some see a future in politics for the tireless activist.
Olympics battler: Michael Shapcott helped put the boots to Toronto's Olympics bid. Now some see a future in politics for the tireless activist.
9/27/1990
Sports - Olympics - (1936)
Sports - Olympics - (1936)
6/1/1936
Sports - Olympics - (1936)
Sports - Olympics - (1936)
6/1/1939
Berlin protest: Former Canadian welterweight champion Sammy Luftspring boycotted the 1936 Olympics in Berlin because our Jewish brothers and sisters were being treated worse than dogs by Hitler
Berlin protest: Former Canadian welterweight champion Sammy Luftspring boycotted the 1936 Olympics in Berlin because our Jewish brothers and sisters were being treated worse than dogs by Hitler
4/30/1980
Fond memories: Former Canadian fight champ Vic Bagnato looks at giant memento he received from late Rocky Marciano.
Fond memories: Former Canadian fight champ Vic Bagnato looks at giant memento he received from late Rocky Marciano.
9/3/1969
Frank Hayden, Jackie Krabseth Special Olympics
Frank Hayden, Jackie Krabseth Special Olympics
1/31/1997
Coiffing everyone from rock stars to pharmacists, John Steinberg, left, owner of The Rainbow Room sports his current pastiche look -- white Chinese jodhpurs circa 1936, a yellow busboy's jacket and sneakers with black and yellow laces
Coiffing everyone from rock stars to pharmacists, John Steinberg, left, owner of The Rainbow Room sports his current pastiche look -- white Chinese jodhpurs circa 1936, a yellow busboy's jacket and sneakers with black and yellow laces
3/19/1982
Collector of history: Louis Ricci, of North York, holds up a scrapbook with a picture of a 1936 Chrysler advertisement.
Collector of history: Louis Ricci, of North York, holds up a scrapbook with a picture of a 1936 Chrysler advertisement.
2/25/1987
Form of medicine: Win Tam and Dieu Khon Quang weigh Chinese herbs used to treat common ailments James Gin, owner of Nam Pek Hong Chinese Herbs Centre, stocks more than 1,000 speciality herbs
Form of medicine: Win Tam and Dieu Khon Quang weigh Chinese herbs used to treat common ailments James Gin, owner of Nam Pek Hong Chinese Herbs Centre, stocks more than 1,000 speciality herbs
1/16/1981
Conrad Richter, who produces the 300-variety seed catalogue of Richter nursery in Goodwood, works with ginger mint herbs in a greenhouse in the nursery's herb farm
Conrad Richter, who produces the 300-variety seed catalogue of Richter nursery in Goodwood, works with ginger mint herbs in a greenhouse in the nursery's herb farm
8/4/1980
Excellent' teacher: Thomas McLerie, 74, a volunteer teacher at Broadacres public schoo, received an Award of Excellence from the Etobicoke Board of Education earlier this year
Excellent' teacher: Thomas McLerie, 74, a volunteer teacher at Broadacres public schoo, received an Award of Excellence from the Etobicoke Board of Education earlier this year
7/28/1987