Skip to main content
Digital Archive Toronto Public Library Homepage
Percy Smith, 20, has a nice number, thank you, as the first male telephone operator at the Credit Bureau of Greater Toronto
Percy Smith, 20, has a nice number, thank you, as the first male telephone operator at the Credit Bureau of Greater Toronto

Percy Smith, 20, has a nice number, thank you, as the first male telephone operator at the Credit Bureau of Greater Toronto

Date8/16/1973
Names
(author)
Format
Medium
Language
ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0134044F
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
Andrew Dowler, Glad you use dial, For people who want something for nothing, we let our fingers do the walkin' and came up with these essential telephone numbers.
Andrew Dowler, Glad you use dial, For people who want something for nothing, we let our fingers do the walkin' and came up with these essential telephone numbers.
9/17/1979
Real traffic stoppers in Scarborough yesterday were Marjorie and Harry Gordaneer in their Santa Claus costumes. Mrs. Gordancer, who has been a crossing guard for 20 years and is president of the Metro school crossing guards' organization, has been handing out candy canes to youngsters at her crossing on Clonmore Dr. Husband Harry, who's an area supervisor with the borough's board of education, has been playing Santa at a number of schools this week.
Real traffic stoppers in Scarborough yesterday were Marjorie and Harry Gordaneer in their Santa Claus costumes. Mrs. Gordancer, who has been a crossing guard for 20 years and is president of the Metro school crossing guards' organization, has been handing out candy canes to youngsters at her crossing on Clonmore Dr. Husband Harry, who's an area supervisor with the borough's board of education, has been playing Santa at a number of schools this week.
12/22/1977
Joel (left) and Percy Smith
Joel (left) and Percy Smith
4/9/1969
Joel (left) and Percy Smith
Joel (left) and Percy Smith
4/10/1969
A sprinkling of orders is coming in for group washstation designed by Percy Camp, left, and sold by his son Bryan and a partner. The Thornhill men say the product is competition for a U.S. firm which has cornered the market-making it hard to break in. They blame bureaucracy for slow sales.
A sprinkling of orders is coming in for group washstation designed by Percy Camp, left, and sold by his son Bryan and a partner. The Thornhill men say the product is competition for a U.S. firm which has cornered the market-making it hard to break in. They blame bureaucracy for slow sales.
12/2/1970
Director of the Bureau of Municipal Research, Charles Bens, handing files to researcher Anne Golden, says it has a good batting average.
Director of the Bureau of Municipal Research, Charles Bens, handing files to researcher Anne Golden, says it has a good batting average.
4/22/1974
Outraged Merchants: After 12 years, Susan Bellan and Willie Molson's downtown craft store is in Jeopardy thanks to a credit squeeze by their bank.
Outraged Merchants: After 12 years, Susan Bellan and Willie Molson's downtown craft store is in Jeopardy thanks to a credit squeeze by their bank.
12/13/1991
How Canada lost its lead on male Pill, Joe Richardson was a volunteer guinea pig in the first Toronto test of the male Pill.
How Canada lost its lead on male Pill, Joe Richardson was a volunteer guinea pig in the first Toronto test of the male Pill.
5/19/1978
Chinese herballst: Edward Chu holds a pair of dried lizards in one hand and manipulates his abacus with the other in his Spadina Ave. shop. The male and female lizards, which cost $20 a pair, aremade into tea to increase virility. Beside Chu is a mannequin showing acupunture points.
Chinese herballst: Edward Chu holds a pair of dried lizards in one hand and manipulates his abacus with the other in his Spadina Ave. shop. The male and female lizards, which cost $20 a pair, aremade into tea to increase virility. Beside Chu is a mannequin showing acupunture points.
6/8/1984
Sexual enlightener: Men are surprisingly ignorant about their own sexualtiy, says Dr. Richard Milsten, authorof Male Sexual Function: Myth, Fantasy and Reality. He's pictured with his wife, Nancy, who edited the book Milsten's research shows a remarkable number of men believe many of the ludicrous fallacies about potency.
Sexual enlightener: Men are surprisingly ignorant about their own sexualtiy, says Dr. Richard Milsten, authorof Male Sexual Function: Myth, Fantasy and Reality. He's pictured with his wife, Nancy, who edited the book Milsten's research shows a remarkable number of men believe many of the ludicrous fallacies about potency.
9/10/1979
High-pressure world of David Cockfield (crouching in foreground) is centred on big, circular trading desk with 20 direct telephone lines to stock, bond and money dealers. He's talking to investment analyst Helen Boschen. An investment manager for Canada Trust Co., 37-year-old Cockfield is responsible for putting to work at highest profit but with greatest safety $2 billion of funds belonging to others.
High-pressure world of David Cockfield (crouching in foreground) is centred on big, circular trading desk with 20 direct telephone lines to stock, bond and money dealers. He's talking to investment analyst Helen Boschen. An investment manager for Canada Trust Co., 37-year-old Cockfield is responsible for putting to work at highest profit but with greatest safety $2 billion of funds belonging to others.
5/7/1975