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Charlie Martin: Mississauga man with Canadian tank helmet he found on beach when he revisited Normandy in 1953 and a picture of himself as a wounded soldier in 1945
Charlie Martin: Mississauga man with Canadian tank helmet he found on beach when he revisited Normandy in 1953 and a picture of himself as a wounded soldier in 1945

Charlie Martin: Mississauga man with Canadian tank helmet he found on beach when he revisited Normandy in 1953 and a picture of himself as a wounded soldier in 1945

Date5/31/1984
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0130557F
Charlie Patterson, the 'helmet man', designed safety cap for horses
Charlie Patterson, the 'helmet man', designed safety cap for horses
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Thousands of prisoners who died at the Bergen Belsen concentration camp during World War II weren't deliberately starved to death but died from a rash of diseases, according to a psychiatrist who was there in 1945. Russell William Barton, 61, of Rochester, N.Y., said that when he entered the camp on May 2, 1945, he had heard and believed that prisoners were deliberately starved to death by the Nazis.
Thousands of prisoners who died at the Bergen Belsen concentration camp during World War II weren't deliberately starved to death but died from a rash of diseases, according to a psychiatrist who was there in 1945. Russell William Barton, 61, of Rochester, N.Y., said that when he entered the camp on May 2, 1945, he had heard and believed that prisoners were deliberately starved to death by the Nazis.
2/7/1985
It was quite exciting': Joseph Shaw, professor of fine art at the University of Toronto, with pictures of some of his discoveries in Crete, was taken aback when he found a type of wall which 'should not have existed' according to a chapter he'd written for a book on ancient Greece
It was quite exciting': Joseph Shaw, professor of fine art at the University of Toronto, with pictures of some of his discoveries in Crete, was taken aback when he found a type of wall which 'should not have existed' according to a chapter he'd written for a book on ancient Greece
9/14/1981
Carey Parker didn't think of himself as a hero Monday night when he rescued a young woman from a man who attacked her with a knife on an East Toronto street
Carey Parker didn't think of himself as a hero Monday night when he rescued a young woman from a man who attacked her with a knife on an East Toronto street
1/24/1984
Carlos Pereira, one of the first Portuguese in Canada aboard the Saturnia in 1953, is surrounded by family in Mississauga.
Carlos Pereira, one of the first Portuguese in Canada aboard the Saturnia in 1953, is surrounded by family in Mississauga.
8/27/1992
Recovering: Charlie Patterson, who developed the modern hockey helmet, convalesces by working on parallel bars.
Recovering: Charlie Patterson, who developed the modern hockey helmet, convalesces by working on parallel bars.
10/25/1984
From the wars: Wearing a French helmet from World War, Rick Davies works on the figure of a British soldier in the Napoleonic wars. His shop in Oshawa is full of military momentos (below and right), some miniatures of medieval soldiers and others the real thing, such as a Nazi uniform from World War II.
From the wars: Wearing a French helmet from World War, Rick Davies works on the figure of a British soldier in the Napoleonic wars. His shop in Oshawa is full of military momentos (below and right), some miniatures of medieval soldiers and others the real thing, such as a Nazi uniform from World War II.
5/11/1983
Saying goodbye: Lorne Campbell, a captain with the City of York Fire Department, turns in helmet at the Jane St. fire hall. Campbell, 60, who publishes the national magazine the Canadian Firefighter, was one of Canada's best-know firegighters. He joined York's department in 1947.
Saying goodbye: Lorne Campbell, a captain with the City of York Fire Department, turns in helmet at the Jane St. fire hall. Campbell, 60, who publishes the national magazine the Canadian Firefighter, was one of Canada's best-know firegighters. He joined York's department in 1947.
4/26/1987
Canadian missonay Danny Curle hold a picture of his four children and the Africn Childern rescuad from th steets (four not in this picture). 'When i come homea nd all the kids hug me and i se them healthy. happy nsmilin, that is reward enough.' he says1
Canadian missonay Danny Curle hold a picture of his four children and the Africn Childern rescuad from th steets (four not in this picture). 'When i come homea nd all the kids hug me and i se them healthy. happy nsmilin, that is reward enough.' he says1
11/29/1984
Lucky Patient: Ted Ryder, 74, holds a picture of himself showing the healthy boy he became after Dr. Frederick Banting started him on insulin treatments in 1922.
Lucky Patient: Ted Ryder, 74, holds a picture of himself showing the healthy boy he became after Dr. Frederick Banting started him on insulin treatments in 1922.
10/13/1990
Two items Jack Himself Cohen won't sell are tiny china plates bearing picture of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill he paid 50 cents for 25years ago.
Two items Jack Himself Cohen won't sell are tiny china plates bearing picture of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill he paid 50 cents for 25years ago.
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