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Keir Moulton: Student of the year, in his school library, loves to read Sherlock Holmes mysteries, science fiction and history.
Keir Moulton: Student of the year, in his school library, loves to read Sherlock Holmes mysteries, science fiction and history.

Keir Moulton: Student of the year, in his school library, loves to read Sherlock Holmes mysteries, science fiction and history.

Date5/1/1992
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0131245F
Settin for thinking: Former psychology professor Chris Holmes, his wife, Anita, and children Matthew, 2 1/2 andTimothy, 1, stand onthe outdoor stage where Holmes runs open-air seminars on mysticism and spiritual science amid the peaceful rolling hill of Maple
Settin for thinking: Former psychology professor Chris Holmes, his wife, Anita, and children Matthew, 2 1/2 andTimothy, 1, stand onthe outdoor stage where Holmes runs open-air seminars on mysticism and spiritual science amid the peaceful rolling hill of Maple
5/18/1985
Elementary, my dear watson: It should be no surprise that so many translations of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes are availabe, considering the fictional sleuth's world wide popularity, says Cameron Holiyer, curator of Arthur Conan Doyle Room
Elementary, my dear watson: It should be no surprise that so many translations of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes are availabe, considering the fictional sleuth's world wide popularity, says Cameron Holiyer, curator of Arthur Conan Doyle Room
8/25/1989
A bearded man in a deerstalker hat with a pipe holds a violin in front of books and collectable ...
Sssssh! One of the best bibliophilic secrets in town is this Sherlock Holmes room at Metro Reference Library, dark panelled and stocked with what's called the best public collection of Arthur Conan Doyle works in the world
11/2/1979
Loves his job: North Park Secondary School principal Bill Springle holds a special card congratulating him for never missing a day in 27 years on the job
Loves his job: North Park Secondary School principal Bill Springle holds a special card congratulating him for never missing a day in 27 years on the job
6/27/1989
Sherlock Holmes is alive and well at the Central Library and on exhibition
Sherlock Holmes is alive and well at the Central Library and on exhibition
1971
Shows a series of collectables from the library's collection, including a violin, figurines, a ...
The library has one of the world's best collections (inset) of books on Sherlock Holmes
March 12, 1987
John Rose, who posts thumbnail reviews to warn his customers about books they may not like, with some of the thousands of science fiction works in his store of Queen St
John Rose, who posts thumbnail reviews to warn his customers about books they may not like, with some of the thousands of science fiction works in his store of Queen St
7/7/1981
His last bow : a reminiscence of Sherlock Holmes
His last bow : a reminiscence of Sherlock Holmes
1917
Pictorial dust jacket of Holmes with pipe and rooster.
His last bow : some reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes
1922
Dream home: Although Gene Colman loves his Balmoral home, behind him, he wishes he had waited three years to buy it. Some homes now built in his luxury subdivision sell for much less than the 1988 list price.
Dream home: Although Gene Colman loves his Balmoral home, behind him, he wishes he had waited three years to buy it. Some homes now built in his luxury subdivision sell for much less than the 1988 list price.
4/2/1992
Different world: Julian McDermott, an autistic 20-year-old from Niagara Falls, loves his taps, VCR and video games
Different world: Julian McDermott, an autistic 20-year-old from Niagara Falls, loves his taps, VCR and video games
2/17/1989
Peter Harris, science teacher of school programs at the Ontario Science Centre, will try to take the mystery out of Bernoulli's principle and explain how a vacuum cleaner and a beach ball that looks like a globe can be used to defy cavity
Peter Harris, science teacher of school programs at the Ontario Science Centre, will try to take the mystery out of Bernoulli's principle and explain how a vacuum cleaner and a beach ball that looks like a globe can be used to defy cavity
3/1/1989