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Numetrix chief Josef Schengill began operation in his apartment in 1977.
Numetrix chief Josef Schengill began operation in his apartment in 1977.

Numetrix chief Josef Schengill began operation in his apartment in 1977.

Date1/27/1993
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0133396F
Dr. Bernard Langer: Chairman of surgery at the University of Toronto and chief of general surgery at Toronto General Hospital began research on liver transplants in the early '60s.
Dr. Bernard Langer: Chairman of surgery at the University of Toronto and chief of general surgery at Toronto General Hospital began research on liver transplants in the early '60s.
11/5/1985
Hardrock Columbus: Christopher Columbus of Midland (above) took to the sea early in life, but his has been a stormy trip. Drinking, violence, robbery and death led eventually to jail. In the first of two parts, Frank Jones tells how Columbus began to steer his life on the right course.
Hardrock Columbus: Christopher Columbus of Midland (above) took to the sea early in life, but his has been a stormy trip. Drinking, violence, robbery and death led eventually to jail. In the first of two parts, Frank Jones tells how Columbus began to steer his life on the right course.
10/1/1982
Working nights in a doughnut shop and days at a paper products plant, Robert Gilbert, 30, is paying off $3,000 in student loans. He will be getting his bachelor of arts degree from McMaster University in the spring. He began his education by spending six
Working nights in a doughnut shop and days at a paper products plant, Robert Gilbert, 30, is paying off $3,000 in student loans. He will be getting his bachelor of arts degree from McMaster University in the spring. He began his education by spending six
12/9/1977
Inventive Spirit: Raja Tull, 25, began working on his wide facsimile machine in 1988 after seeing how much his father and other engineers spent sending large documents around the world
Inventive Spirit: Raja Tull, 25, began working on his wide facsimile machine in 1988 after seeing how much his father and other engineers spent sending large documents around the world
10/14/1991
Israeli-Born faith healer Benny Hinn, 24, began holding meeting in Toronto homes about two years ago and now heads his own incorporated association.
Israeli-Born faith healer Benny Hinn, 24, began holding meeting in Toronto homes about two years ago and now heads his own incorporated association.
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Exposed kids: Father Roger Beals says his two kids, Travis and Cameron, were soaked with poisonous insecticides when a Toronto parks worker, wearing a gas mask, began spraying trees around the Kew Gardens area.
Exposed kids: Father Roger Beals says his two kids, Travis and Cameron, were soaked with poisonous insecticides when a Toronto parks worker, wearing a gas mask, began spraying trees around the Kew Gardens area.
7/16/1985
Family team: Russell, Berg, who began working with his father, Ira, at age 15, is surrounded by son, Michael, wife, Noreen right, and daughter, Susan.
Family team: Russell, Berg, who began working with his father, Ira, at age 15, is surrounded by son, Michael, wife, Noreen right, and daughter, Susan.
8/21/1980
Perfectionist: Marcello Tarantino, right, began his practical education at age 8.
Perfectionist: Marcello Tarantino, right, began his practical education at age 8.
2/26/1981
Jim Gilchrist was a cancer specialist working in London's Victoria Hospital, a job he'd held for 16 years, when he began to feel something was missing in his life
Jim Gilchrist was a cancer specialist working in London's Victoria Hospital, a job he'd held for 16 years, when he began to feel something was missing in his life
12/30/1986
Back to the past: Retiring school principal Bill Springle looks back when it all began 33 years ago today when a Star photographer snapped the picture of him and his sister
Back to the past: Retiring school principal Bill Springle looks back when it all began 33 years ago today when a Star photographer snapped the picture of him and his sister
6/14/1989
Northern Metro's most famous family owned hardware store is located in two-storey, pre-Confederation building at northwest corner of Yonge St. and Sheppard Ave. Dempsey Bros. Ltd., founded in 1921, stocks more than 140,000 items and its sales staff knows where every item is. Bob Dempsey (middle) and his brother, James, run iness their father began. Their sons, James Jr. and Mark (right) are interested in carrying [Incomplete]
Northern Metro's most famous family owned hardware store is located in two-storey, pre-Confederation building at northwest corner of Yonge St. and Sheppard Ave. Dempsey Bros. Ltd., founded in 1921, stocks more than 140,000 items and its sales staff knows where every item is. Bob Dempsey (middle) and his brother, James, run iness their father began. Their sons, James Jr. and Mark (right) are interested in carrying [Incomplete]
2/18/1977
Man in charge: Lloyd Berney, 63, TTC's chief general manager of operations, retires today after 39 years with the transit system. He's proud of the TTC's safety record.
Man in charge: Lloyd Berney, 63, TTC's chief general manager of operations, retires today after 39 years with the transit system. He's proud of the TTC's safety record.
6/29/1988