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Convention fever
Convention fever

Convention fever

Date2/19/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Convention fever: This was the scene in 1982; the last time Ontario Liberals elected a leader. Winner David Peterson; flanked here by wife Shelley; went on to become premier.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0005031F
Country:Canada
Province or state:Ontario
Tall gimmick: McMurtry supporters rose to great heights for their candidate in the recent Tory convention, but it wasn't enough Reader says the convention's gimmickery was insulting
Tall gimmick: McMurtry supporters rose to great heights for their candidate in the recent Tory convention, but it wasn't enough Reader says the convention's gimmickery was insulting
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Conferences and Conventions - Provincial Premiers Conference 1972 - 1974
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Riding a mini-bike is one way for delegates to the Progressive conservative leadership convention to get around the giant floor of Maple Leaf Gardens with ease
Riding a mini-bike is one way for delegates to the Progressive conservative leadership convention to get around the giant floor of Maple Leaf Gardens with ease
2/11/1971
If there was one lesson at the weekend Conservative convention in Ottawa, it was that leadership races can turn hundreds of thousands of dollars worth(...)
If there was one lesson at the weekend Conservative convention in Ottawa, it was that leadership races can turn hundreds of thousands of dollars worth(...)
2/22/1976
While Miller sign, right, recalled former convention
While Miller sign, right, recalled former convention
11/17/1985
Camp followers (above) parade through Ottawa's Chateau Laurier as Progressive Conservative national convention got underway yesterday. Below are enthu(...)
Camp followers (above) parade through Ottawa's Chateau Laurier as Progressive Conservative national convention got underway yesterday. Below are enthu(...)
11/13/1966
Wiring the convention for sight and sound
Wiring the convention for sight and sound
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Whipping up the troops. A Larry Grossman campaign worker bellows through a bullhorn to a sea of delegates in the frenzy of the Tory convention last ni(...)
11/16/1985
Registering at convention to choose his successor, Premier John Robarts chats with delegate Cecil Terry, right, of Levack, north of Sudbury, and Allan(...)
Registering at convention to choose his successor, Premier John Robarts chats with delegate Cecil Terry, right, of Levack, north of Sudbury, and Allan(...)
2/10/1971
Leaving voting machine yesterday at Conservative leadership convention, woman delegate draws back curtain
Leaving voting machine yesterday at Conservative leadership convention, woman delegate draws back curtain
2/25/1971
Early in the afternoon, the convention floor is awash in a sea of signs as delegates do their utmost to make their man appear the most popular
Early in the afternoon, the convention floor is awash in a sea of signs as delegates do their utmost to make their man appear the most popular
1/26/1985
Candidates and officials listen as interim leader Erik Nielsen addresses opening convention
Candidates and officials listen as interim leader Erik Nielsen addresses opening convention
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