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Looking for facts: Herman Smith, 65, of Oakville, a car buff from boyhood, archivist for the Ford Motor Co
Looking for facts: Herman Smith, 65, of Oakville, a car buff from boyhood, archivist for the Ford Motor Co

Looking for facts: Herman Smith, 65, of Oakville, a car buff from boyhood, archivist for the Ford Motor Co

Date1/6/1983
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0134017F
Fords for the U.S. market. For the first time since it began operations in the 1950s, Ford Motor Co. of Canada's Oakville car assembly plant is turnin(...)
Fords for the U.S. market. For the first time since it began operations in the 1950s, Ford Motor Co. of Canada's Oakville car assembly plant is turnin(...)
8/25/1977
Facts of life: Life insurance companies consider age, sex and physical handicaps when setting rates, and industry needs relief from human rights laws which were written without regard to such facts of life, says industry's top spokemen Edward Crawford.
Facts of life: Life insurance companies consider age, sex and physical handicaps when setting rates, and industry needs relief from human rights laws which were written without regard to such facts of life, says industry's top spokemen Edward Crawford.
5/26/1980
Vernon Dollard, president and general manager of Toronto Better Business Bureau, says the bureau will dig up the facts on business promotions, but that anyone who asks it for advice or information will have to do some thinking for himself. Some people, he says, look for favorable answers and will ignore warnings nine times out of ten. Bureau staff is told to stick to facts and not make judgments.
Vernon Dollard, president and general manager of Toronto Better Business Bureau, says the bureau will dig up the facts on business promotions, but that anyone who asks it for advice or information will have to do some thinking for himself. Some people, he says, look for favorable answers and will ignore warnings nine times out of ten. Bureau staff is told to stick to facts and not make judgments.
8/23/1971
Rag trade: York University costume archivist David Pequegnat proudly displays costumes from Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet
Rag trade: York University costume archivist David Pequegnat proudly displays costumes from Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet
12/8/1985
Duane Sawyer: Ford's only dealer in Oshawa, the backyard of General Motors, is suing Ford and four manager for $25
Duane Sawyer: Ford's only dealer in Oshawa, the backyard of General Motors, is suing Ford and four manager for $25
3/8/1988
Municipal flag expert: Scarborough teacher and librarian Kevin Harrington is unfurling facts about the growth of flags in Canadian cities and towns at an International conference on vexillology (study of flags) this week in Madrid, Spain
Municipal flag expert: Scarborough teacher and librarian Kevin Harrington is unfurling facts about the growth of flags in Canadian cities and towns at an International conference on vexillology (study of flags) this week in Madrid, Spain
5/14/1985
Mel Cox, director of the credit bureau, says it doesn't set credit ratings or advise members on the advisability of giving credit. Its role is to collect facts and pass them on to clients. Almost a million credit histories are on the firm's files.
Mel Cox, director of the credit bureau, says it doesn't set credit ratings or advise members on the advisability of giving credit. Its role is to collect facts and pass them on to clients. Almost a million credit histories are on the firm's files.
8/12/1971
The facts are clear that blacks contribute their fari share of thefts in Toronto, says A
The facts are clear that blacks contribute their fari share of thefts in Toronto, says A
9/18/1972
Plane facts: De havilland's Dashj 8, being put together at Downsview, is a better aerodynamic product because of a bullet-proof material being used for strategic exterior surfaces, says program manager G
Plane facts: De havilland's Dashj 8, being put together at Downsview, is a better aerodynamic product because of a bullet-proof material being used for strategic exterior surfaces, says program manager G
2/16/1983
Look backward: Dale and Gil McIntosh, who helped found the Whitby-Oshawa Genealogical Society, are already making sure children Amber, 2, and Andrew, 5, are aware of some of the facts of family history
Look backward: Dale and Gil McIntosh, who helped found the Whitby-Oshawa Genealogical Society, are already making sure children Amber, 2, and Andrew, 5, are aware of some of the facts of family history
12/6/1982
Kenneth Macpherson, an archivist in the Ontario Ministry of Culture and Recreation building, shows an old school scrapbook that's part of his stock in trade
Kenneth Macpherson, an archivist in the Ontario Ministry of Culture and Recreation building, shows an old school scrapbook that's part of his stock in trade
8/9/1978
Colin Escott: Archivist's amazing tapes are as close to real Elvis as anyone can get.
Colin Escott: Archivist's amazing tapes are as close to real Elvis as anyone can get.
8/7/1987