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It's a switch for retired Ontario Hydro employee Bill Pratt to be washing floors for two women who both go out to work
It's a switch for retired Ontario Hydro employee Bill Pratt to be washing floors for two women who both go out to work

It's a switch for retired Ontario Hydro employee Bill Pratt to be washing floors for two women who both go out to work

Date2/23/1977
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0132334F
Meticulous handcrafting: That's what keeps renowned architects and major developers knocking on Ed Cotton's door. His model for Fidinam Inc. of a 37-storey tower in Chicago's banking district involved sculpting to scale elaborate 90-year-old carvings on its first three floors.
Meticulous handcrafting: That's what keeps renowned architects and major developers knocking on Ed Cotton's door. His model for Fidinam Inc. of a 37-storey tower in Chicago's banking district involved sculpting to scale elaborate 90-year-old carvings on its first three floors.
11/8/1983
Determined to Stay: Lawyer Irvine P. Dickier, 87, was too busy making phone calls in his 16th-floor office to leave because of a fire nine floors below, to the frustration of Toronto Firefighter Rich Gunns.
Determined to Stay: Lawyer Irvine P. Dickier, 87, was too busy making phone calls in his 16th-floor office to leave because of a fire nine floors below, to the frustration of Toronto Firefighter Rich Gunns.
12/19/1991
Floors o' the forest: Alan Macaulay has been piping for five years. He plays weddings for scotch whiskey.
Floors o' the forest: Alan Macaulay has been piping for five years. He plays weddings for scotch whiskey.
6/15/1983
Mr. Clean: Wally Power, of North Star Janitor Services, displays products at his cleaning supplies outlet. Power says an average size house in Toronto would start at about $500 for a basic cleaning of walls, ceilings, windows and floors.
Mr. Clean: Wally Power, of North Star Janitor Services, displays products at his cleaning supplies outlet. Power says an average size house in Toronto would start at about $500 for a basic cleaning of walls, ceilings, windows and floors.
3/18/1987
Jack Dubiner's industrial supply shop is closing after 53 years, giving way to boutiques and art galleries on King St. E. The last items from five floors of stuff will be sold off over the next few weeks.
Jack Dubiner's industrial supply shop is closing after 53 years, giving way to boutiques and art galleries on King St. E. The last items from five floors of stuff will be sold off over the next few weeks.
11/22/1989
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
The lord knows: British financier Rupert Anthony Galliers-Pratt (middle) teamed up with Peter Gundy (left) and Lord Beaverbrook to form a new financial venture using their established resources on both sides of the Atlantic
The lord knows: British financier Rupert Anthony Galliers-Pratt (middle) teamed up with Peter Gundy (left) and Lord Beaverbrook to form a new financial venture using their established resources on both sides of the Atlantic
1/26/1992
Two are enough for George and Barbara Pratt who decided there are other things in life besides babies and diapers
Two are enough for George and Barbara Pratt who decided there are other things in life besides babies and diapers
11/24/1972
Timely switch: Michael Pratt says Atripco Delivery Service in Etobicoke is saving 57 per cent on fuel bills since it converted 10 trucks to natural gas
Timely switch: Michael Pratt says Atripco Delivery Service in Etobicoke is saving 57 per cent on fuel bills since it converted 10 trucks to natural gas
1/15/1991
Blunt Message: From Weyburn, Sask., retired rancher Ray Balley says people would be mad enough to send in the troops if Quebec tried to get out of paying its 25 per cent share of the debt.
Blunt Message: From Weyburn, Sask., retired rancher Ray Balley says people would be mad enough to send in the troops if Quebec tried to get out of paying its 25 per cent share of the debt.
4/27/1992
Outspoken: Bernard Shapiro, left, Ontario's deputy minister of education, and education professor David Pratt, right, say courses should be relevant and the high drop-out rate cut
Outspoken: Bernard Shapiro, left, Ontario's deputy minister of education, and education professor David Pratt, right, say courses should be relevant and the high drop-out rate cut
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Outspoken: Bernard Shapiro, left, Ontario's deputy minister of education, and education professor David Pratt, right, say courses should be relevant and the high drop-out rate cut
Outspoken: Bernard Shapiro, left, Ontario's deputy minister of education, and education professor David Pratt, right, say courses should be relevant and the high drop-out rate cut
1/25/1987