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We are not amused: Jack Mumford tipped his hat to Queen Victoria, but the grand old lady didn't even look his way - for good reason, She's made of wax
We are not amused: Jack Mumford tipped his hat to Queen Victoria, but the grand old lady didn't even look his way - for good reason, She's made of wax

We are not amused: Jack Mumford tipped his hat to Queen Victoria, but the grand old lady didn't even look his way - for good reason, She's made of wax

Date9/28/1981
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0131302F
The wax man: Willy Nelson shows how his hot wax application for picking up spilled oil can sop up oil sludge, held in his right hand, and turn it into a waxy misture, in his left hand, solving an environmental crisis
The wax man: Willy Nelson shows how his hot wax application for picking up spilled oil can sop up oil sludge, held in his right hand, and turn it into a waxy misture, in his left hand, solving an environmental crisis
5/11/1989
A 13-year-old boy without gloves or hat trudged 2 1/2 miles through slush and snow to his home last night after a Toronto Transit driver ordered him off a bus because he didn't have the 50-cent adult fare
A 13-year-old boy without gloves or hat trudged 2 1/2 miles through slush and snow to his home last night after a Toronto Transit driver ordered him off a bus because he didn't have the 50-cent adult fare
12/22/1977
Ken Challis (left) of Mississauga and his wife, Lee, are reunited with his brother, Ernie, who didn't even know Ken existed. Ken, who grew up in foster homes, knew he bad a brother and sister but didn't know where they were. A chance conversation in the town offices enabled him to meet his sister-in-law.
Ken Challis (left) of Mississauga and his wife, Lee, are reunited with his brother, Ernie, who didn't even know Ken existed. Ken, who grew up in foster homes, knew he bad a brother and sister but didn't know where they were. A chance conversation in the town offices enabled him to meet his sister-in-law.
12/6/1973
Would she be Amused?, Laboring under its weigh of 300 pounds, workmen carry an oil painting of Queen Victoria down the stairs of old City hall today
Would she be Amused?, Laboring under its weigh of 300 pounds, workmen carry an oil painting of Queen Victoria down the stairs of old City hall today
2/18/1966
Queen Victoria's statue glares frigidly at the icecrusted heaps of snow surrounding her at Queen's Park and looks definitely not amused. People were cold, too
Queen Victoria's statue glares frigidly at the icecrusted heaps of snow surrounding her at Queen's Park and looks definitely not amused. People were cold, too
2/2/1967
Hog Head. This hat is the Hog Head Award Jays' Roy Howell invented for the Jay who stinks worst in a game. Roy models his creation: but first winner John Mayberry was not amused
Hog Head. This hat is the Hog Head Award Jays' Roy Howell invented for the Jay who stinks worst in a game. Roy models his creation: but first winner John Mayberry was not amused
6/25/1979
New mayor for Uxbridge. The four-way race for the mayor's chair in Uxbridge was won last night by pharmacist Gord Davie, 40, in his first try for political office. Watching the election returns in his living-room he is flanked by campaign workers Bev Fellows (left) and Mary Lettau. Although he didn't campaign specifically on the issue. Davie was regarded by many citizens as an anti-penitentiary candidate. Major issue was proposed to build a $13 million prison reception centre in the township.
New mayor for Uxbridge. The four-way race for the mayor's chair in Uxbridge was won last night by pharmacist Gord Davie, 40, in his first try for political office. Watching the election returns in his living-room he is flanked by campaign workers Bev Fellows (left) and Mary Lettau. Although he didn't campaign specifically on the issue. Davie was regarded by many citizens as an anti-penitentiary candidate. Major issue was proposed to build a $13 million prison reception centre in the township.
12/6/1976
Shall we dance?, Dr. Al Goldhar, chief of staff at doffs his hat to Tami Mann, dressed as one of the saloon girls at hospital auxiliary's Saloon Night Saturday.
Shall we dance?, Dr. Al Goldhar, chief of staff at doffs his hat to Tami Mann, dressed as one of the saloon girls at hospital auxiliary's Saloon Night Saturday.
4/26/1980
For sentimental reasons, Richard Lichtman, 43, doesn't want to sell his clothing store to make way for redevelopment
For sentimental reasons, Richard Lichtman, 43, doesn't want to sell his clothing store to make way for redevelopment
3/6/1973
Didn't know the ropes: Terry Bey of Kippendavie Ave. holds his hand-made swing, hacked down by City Hall because he hung it from a city-owned tree.
Didn't know the ropes: Terry Bey of Kippendavie Ave. holds his hand-made swing, hacked down by City Hall because he hung it from a city-owned tree.
10/5/1983
Is that how I look? Canadian Opera Company director Herman Geiger-Torel seems amused by cardboard cutout of his likeness outside the O'Keefe Centre wh(...)
Is that how I look? Canadian Opera Company director Herman Geiger-Torel seems amused by cardboard cutout of his likeness outside the O'Keefe Centre wh(...)
9/5/1973
We used to drive downtown to do our shopping, says architect and planner Blandford Gates, with his wife Marja, left, and daughter Niina, 12, right, chatting at the corner store with Sharon Vignjevic. Then we noticed that when we needed winter goods, the d
We used to drive downtown to do our shopping, says architect and planner Blandford Gates, with his wife Marja, left, and daughter Niina, 12, right, chatting at the corner store with Sharon Vignjevic. Then we noticed that when we needed winter goods, the d
2/8/1978