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Town crier

Town crier

Date10/6/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Town crier: Alfie Howard; official town crier of the London Borough of Lambeth; worked his vocal cords at Eaton Centre yesterday to open special tow-week British consumer good promotion at Eaton stores across Canada.
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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_0005319F
For crying out loud!. You thought town criers were a thing of the past, didn't you? Not so. Peter Cox, left is a town crier from Halifax and that scro(...)
For crying out loud!. You thought town criers were a thing of the past, didn't you? Not so. Peter Cox, left is a town crier from Halifax and that scro(...)
9/21/1979
One town crier to another
One town crier to another
2/22/1987
Bob Crawford Bramphon's Town Crier
Bob Crawford Bramphon's Town Crier
7/7/1995
Hear ye, hear ye
Hear ye, hear ye
12/13/1981
No loudmouth: Scarborough town crier Frank Knight came close to winning the decibel contest for at the recent international town criers' competition in Halifax
No loudmouth: Scarborough town crier Frank Knight came close to winning the decibel contest for at the recent international town criers' competition in Halifax
9/16/1985
A far crier: Frank Knight, a City of Scarborough town crier, grabs the attention of young Jonathan Ostrom
A far crier: Frank Knight, a City of Scarborough town crier, grabs the attention of young Jonathan Ostrom
1/1/1988
Dr. Dafoe meets the town crier. Alexander Woollcott, oldest child actor on the American stage, potters fretfully around North Bay these days and will (...)
Dr. Dafoe meets the town crier. Alexander Woollcott, oldest child actor on the American stage, potters fretfully around North Bay these days and will (...)
5/31/1939
Crying champ: Norman Roberts, the world champion town crier, shows his form outside Maple Leaf Gardens yesterday.
Crying champ: Norman Roberts, the world champion town crier, shows his form outside Maple Leaf Gardens yesterday.
6/8/1983
Let's hear those pledges! Frank Knight, Scarborough's official town crier, gets the Variety Club of Ontario's sixth annual telethon off to a ringing s(...)
Let's hear those pledges! Frank Knight, Scarborough's official town crier, gets the Variety Club of Ontario's sixth annual telethon off to a ringing s(...)
1/25/1986
Hear ye, hear ye: Town crier Frank Knight wears an authentic 1790s costume as he strolls around the Scarborugh Civic Centre spreading the latest news
Hear ye, hear ye: Town crier Frank Knight wears an authentic 1790s costume as he strolls around the Scarborugh Civic Centre spreading the latest news
8/5/1987
Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Hear Ye, shouts Hillis Rowland, Chinguacousy Township's official town crier, as he rings his bell and prepares to make an announcement
Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Hear Ye, shouts Hillis Rowland, Chinguacousy Township's official town crier, as he rings his bell and prepares to make an announcement
1/14/1971
Calling all War Brides! George Batchelor, 68, the official town crier of Southampton, England, was at City Hall yesterday to loudly invite Metro residents to Return to Blighty Week next June for the city's 1989 war brides reunion and commemoration of the 45th anniversary of D-Day.
Calling all War Brides! George Batchelor, 68, the official town crier of Southampton, England, was at City Hall yesterday to loudly invite Metro residents to Return to Blighty Week next June for the city's 1989 war brides reunion and commemoration of the 45th anniversary of D-Day.
9/27/1988