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Friendly butcher: Roy Nelson stands behind the counter of nelson's Meats and Groceries, the Willowdale butcher shop started by his father In 1920, in what was then the hamlet of Lansing
Friendly butcher: Roy Nelson stands behind the counter of nelson's Meats and Groceries, the Willowdale butcher shop started by his father In 1920, in what was then the hamlet of Lansing

Friendly butcher: Roy Nelson stands behind the counter of nelson's Meats and Groceries, the Willowdale butcher shop started by his father In 1920, in what was then the hamlet of Lansing

Date3/6/1984
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0131469F
Like old times: Joe (left) and Wilbur Barkey carry on a tradition of three generations, smoking meats and cheeses and selling meat in their butcher shop.
Like old times: Joe (left) and Wilbur Barkey carry on a tradition of three generations, smoking meats and cheeses and selling meat in their butcher shop.
5/1/1983
No middleman and no wages keep the price of meat down, Elizabeth Dorgo says in her butcher shop in Hornby, southwest of Brampton. She, her husband, Mi(...)
No middleman and no wages keep the price of meat down, Elizabeth Dorgo says in her butcher shop in Hornby, southwest of Brampton. She, her husband, Mi(...)
4/2/1973
Douglas Reeman: His study is filled with old charts, maps, telescopes, and even Admiral Lord Nelson's chair - all to create a special atmosphere for writing his books
Douglas Reeman: His study is filled with old charts, maps, telescopes, and even Admiral Lord Nelson's chair - all to create a special atmosphere for writing his books
8/28/1986
Buffet for 10, Terri and David Nichol welcome guests to kitchen counter where their New Year's Eve dinner will be served. Two meats are boneless leg of lamb and tenderloin of beef
Buffet for 10, Terri and David Nichol welcome guests to kitchen counter where their New Year's Eve dinner will be served. Two meats are boneless leg of lamb and tenderloin of beef
11/20/1980
Money makers: Jim Coren looks over some of the European-style meats that are cured right on the premises at Cordea's Smoked Meats - a delicatessen in Mississauga.
Money makers: Jim Coren looks over some of the European-style meats that are cured right on the premises at Cordea's Smoked Meats - a delicatessen in Mississauga.
6/22/1983
The final cut: Bob Duguid, owner of the James D. Duguid butcher shop on Yonge St., is closing the 82-year-old business for good today.
The final cut: Bob Duguid, owner of the James D. Duguid butcher shop on Yonge St., is closing the 82-year-old business for good today.
12/30/1986
It's a Butcher shop, not a pet shop, and that bunny who shows no anxiety as to what's ahead of him is being weighed for food. He's a little over three pounds
It's a Butcher shop, not a pet shop, and that bunny who shows no anxiety as to what's ahead of him is being weighed for food. He's a little over three pounds
5/4/1946
Joeseph D'Elia, butcher at a horse meat store
Joeseph D'Elia, butcher at a horse meat store
3/27/1973
It's not our Fault, butchers say about the soaring price of meat
It's not our Fault, butchers say about the soaring price of meat
3/29/1973
After 11 weeks on the Peter Demeter murder trial jury, Kenneth Earlhart, a 30-year-old Aylmer butcher, said he is glad to be back in his shop. His wif(...)
After 11 weeks on the Peter Demeter murder trial jury, Kenneth Earlhart, a 30-year-old Aylmer butcher, said he is glad to be back in his shop. His wif(...)
12/6/1974
Demolition in Nelson's Alley. A pile of building blocks is all the remains of Maple Leaf Stadium. Photo shows right field area, which withstood record(...)
Demolition in Nelson's Alley. A pile of building blocks is all the remains of Maple Leaf Stadium. Photo shows right field area, which withstood record(...)
6/28/1968
The happy family at Eason House : exhibited in the amiable conduct of the little Nelsons and their parents : interspersed with select pieces of poetry
The happy family at Eason House : exhibited in the amiable conduct of the little Nelsons and their parents : interspersed with select pieces of poetry
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