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Model of bulk coal carrier behind Duncan Maxwell, of Upper Lakes Shipping is as immobile as six of firm's 26 ships.
Model of bulk coal carrier behind Duncan Maxwell, of Upper Lakes Shipping is as immobile as six of firm's 26 ships.

Model of bulk coal carrier behind Duncan Maxwell, of Upper Lakes Shipping is as immobile as six of firm's 26 ships.

Date1/9/1982
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0130684F
Shipping Strike on the Great Lakes has tied up 40 ships and 1,120 seamen have walked out, according to estimates by the National Maritime Union. Here,(...)
Shipping Strike on the Great Lakes has tied up 40 ships and 1,120 seamen have walked out, according to estimates by the National Maritime Union. Here,(...)
8/16/1946
President Peter Dover holds beer can-lighter produced by his Junior Achievement company. Behind him are Jennifer Phillips, the firm's secretary, and David Leggat. The lighters sell for $3.50, including 70 cents profit.
President Peter Dover holds beer can-lighter produced by his Junior Achievement company. Behind him are Jennifer Phillips, the firm's secretary, and David Leggat. The lighters sell for $3.50, including 70 cents profit.
1/23/1974
Behind counter of his flagship Diana Sweets stores, company president George Boukydis ponders the future of his $6 million a year enterprise. Stores stopped selling candy some years ago when firm's key candy maker retired after 45 years of service. An adequate replacement was not found and now, says Boukydis, it's getting tough to find pastry cooks. The supermarkets are stealing what few there are left.
Behind counter of his flagship Diana Sweets stores, company president George Boukydis ponders the future of his $6 million a year enterprise. Stores stopped selling candy some years ago when firm's key candy maker retired after 45 years of service. An adequate replacement was not found and now, says Boukydis, it's getting tough to find pastry cooks. The supermarkets are stealing what few there are left.
12/23/1977
The Q ships of World War I, George Algert Foulis, an 80-year-old retired captain of ships on the Atlantic and the Great Lakes, builds models of Q ship(...)
The Q ships of World War I, George Algert Foulis, an 80-year-old retired captain of ships on the Atlantic and the Great Lakes, builds models of Q ship(...)
9/25/1973
Image shows a lifeboat drill in progress: a person climbing the ladder and lifeboat being unloa ...
A safety check-up for ships. Lifeboat drill is one of the things marine engineers inspect on lake ships before the shipping season opens. Aboard the C(...)
3/29/1974
First ship enters port. Bruce Grout, 10, plays helsman at the wheel of oil carrier Imperial Windsor, while ship's captain James Irwin stands behind hi(...)
First ship enters port. Bruce Grout, 10, plays helsman at the wheel of oil carrier Imperial Windsor, while ship's captain James Irwin stands behind hi(...)
4/4/1970
President of firm that rents and sells bulk vending machines, Al La Porter says move by government to mint new, light and smaller one-cent coins could cost his company as much as $100,000
President of firm that rents and sells bulk vending machines, Al La Porter says move by government to mint new, light and smaller one-cent coins could cost his company as much as $100,000
8/18/1977
Ready for launch: Master model maker John Craig shows off his latest warship - a scale model of HMCS Toronto. The exnavy man provides scale models of ships for the defence department and will soon have a fleet of 13 ready for delivery. Craig says the real HMCS Toronto will be a 'Humdinger' which will make Canadians proud of their navy again.
Ready for launch: Master model maker John Craig shows off his latest warship - a scale model of HMCS Toronto. The exnavy man provides scale models of ships for the defence department and will soon have a fleet of 13 ready for delivery. Craig says the real HMCS Toronto will be a 'Humdinger' which will make Canadians proud of their navy again.
1/12/1986
Al Coleclough: Top enforcement officer in Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Affairs admits the government isn't doing an adequate job of inspecting the firms it has licensed to operate. He is revamping and retraining his division to better handle mortgage-brokerage firms.
Al Coleclough: Top enforcement officer in Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Affairs admits the government isn't doing an adequate job of inspecting the firms it has licensed to operate. He is revamping and retraining his division to better handle mortgage-brokerage firms.
6/26/1980
Launched: The Canadian Ambassador, operated by Upper Lakes Shipping, was put in service last July just at a time when Great Lakes' grain tonnage was on the way down
Launched: The Canadian Ambassador, operated by Upper Lakes Shipping, was put in service last July just at a time when Great Lakes' grain tonnage was on the way down
10/11/1983
Shipkeeper Bill Cook stands on the deck of the Go one of the two ships he keeps an eye on during the wi daily inspections to check that everything is shipshap sister ship, the James Norris, are the largest grain carries now wintering in Toronto harbor. Cook receives $575 a month for keeping both ships. He lives rent-free aboard the Leitch, in the chief cook's room. [Incomplete]
Shipkeeper Bill Cook stands on the deck of the Go one of the two ships he keeps an eye on during the wi daily inspections to check that everything is shipshap sister ship, the James Norris, are the largest grain carries now wintering in Toronto harbor. Cook receives $575 a month for keeping both ships. He lives rent-free aboard the Leitch, in the chief cook's room. [Incomplete]
2/6/1972
Long-term plans: Mac Makarchuk, left, checks out the keel and bow frame for his 130-foot-long Great Lakes cruise ship being built by Duratug Shipyards Ltd
Long-term plans: Mac Makarchuk, left, checks out the keel and bow frame for his 130-foot-long Great Lakes cruise ship being built by Duratug Shipyards Ltd
6/29/1988