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Rousing orator: Jean Lesage, Quebec premier in the early 1960s who died last night, perfected his English by memorizing Shakespeare
Rousing orator: Jean Lesage, Quebec premier in the early 1960s who died last night, perfected his English by memorizing Shakespeare

Rousing orator: Jean Lesage, Quebec premier in the early 1960s who died last night, perfected his English by memorizing Shakespeare

Date4/25/1965
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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_0062654F
Soviet poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko, who gained an international reputation in early 1960s with emotional poetry that offened Moscow, pushes his luggage i(...)
Soviet poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko, who gained an international reputation in early 1960s with emotional poetry that offened Moscow, pushes his luggage i(...)
12/4/1973
Quebec's Jean Lesage stands between two flags. Park Plaza hotel reception last night was in honor of visiting premier.
Quebec's Jean Lesage stands between two flags. Park Plaza hotel reception last night was in honor of visiting premier.
2/22/1964
The Quebec view is given delegates attending the Ontario-Quebec Newspaper Editors' Seminar at the Royal York by Premier Jean Lesage. Taking in his wor(...)
The Quebec view is given delegates attending the Ontario-Quebec Newspaper Editors' Seminar at the Royal York by Premier Jean Lesage. Taking in his wor(...)
10/7/1965
They've spotted the Shah, The ladies are obviously agog as the Shah of Iran and his host in Quebec, Premier Jean Lesage, enter the Chateau Frontenac l(...)
They've spotted the Shah, The ladies are obviously agog as the Shah of Iran and his host in Quebec, Premier Jean Lesage, enter the Chateau Frontenac l(...)
5/21/1965
Lesage and Robarts: Two premiers, Ontario's John Robarts, right, and Quebec's Jean Lesage, get together at a University of Toronto ceremony in 1962
Lesage and Robarts: Two premiers, Ontario's John Robarts, right, and Quebec's Jean Lesage, get together at a University of Toronto ceremony in 1962
n.d.
Happier days: Lady Beaverbrook was first bowler at opening in the early 1960s of arena complex that she built for the tiny resort town
Happier days: Lady Beaverbrook was first bowler at opening in the early 1960s of arena complex that she built for the tiny resort town
3/4/1992
The Spanish. Most of metro's Spanish-speaking people are from Latin America. They arrived in the late 1960s and early 1970s, entering the country as v(...)
The Spanish. Most of metro's Spanish-speaking people are from Latin America. They arrived in the late 1960s and early 1970s, entering the country as v(...)
6/22/1972
California Dreaming: Jan Berry and Dean Torrence last night brought a warmth from California that banished the chill of Ontario Place for 10,000 happy fans of 1960s music
California Dreaming: Jan Berry and Dean Torrence last night brought a warmth from California that banished the chill of Ontario Place for 10,000 happy fans of 1960s music
7/19/1984
Nostalgia time: 1960s activists Eldridge Cleaver, left, and Timothy Leary spoke here last night.
Nostalgia time: 1960s activists Eldridge Cleaver, left, and Timothy Leary spoke here last night.
3/8/1987
Quebec's premier Jean Lesage. Sometimes suave, sometimes emotional
Quebec's premier Jean Lesage. Sometimes suave, sometimes emotional
10/6/1965
Fanfare of seven trumpets greeted Quebec Premier Jean Lesage as he walked up the steps of Queen's Park this afternoon on visit to Toronto as guest of the Ontario government
Fanfare of seven trumpets greeted Quebec Premier Jean Lesage as he walked up the steps of Queen's Park this afternoon on visit to Toronto as guest of the Ontario government
2/21/1964
Warm greeting is given: Quebec Premier Jean Lesage by Prime Minister Pearson at a pre-meeting talk between the two
Warm greeting is given: Quebec Premier Jean Lesage by Prime Minister Pearson at a pre-meeting talk between the two
n.d.