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World's highest wooden flagpole
World's highest wooden flagpole

World's highest wooden flagpole

Date1/21/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: World's highest wooden flagpole. It took four railway flatcars to move this 184-foot Douglas fir log from British Columbia to Toronto where it will be transformed into the world's tallest wooden flagpole.The $15;000 tree will be erected near the Exhibition Place bandshell.
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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_0007084F
First flagpole-sitter. Flagpole-sitting the easy way is Canadian National Exhibition employee Maria Cunha. Her perch is new 184-foot CNE flagpole, whi(...)
First flagpole-sitter. Flagpole-sitting the easy way is Canadian National Exhibition employee Maria Cunha. Her perch is new 184-foot CNE flagpole, whi(...)
2/8/1977
On his way down, maintenance company man Dave MacDonald paints 150-foot-high flagpole at Queen's Park yesterday, a chore done every six years
On his way down, maintenance company man Dave MacDonald paints 150-foot-high flagpole at Queen's Park yesterday, a chore done every six years
6/7/1971
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8/29/1979
Meet Margaux Hemingway the world's highest paid model
Meet Margaux Hemingway the world's highest paid model
8/29/1979
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World's highest smoker
1/26/1983
Her head bent low over a rough wooden frame, Elvina Martin works on a hooked rug like the ones that will be sold this Saturday in aid of the world's needy
Her head bent low over a rough wooden frame, Elvina Martin works on a hooked rug like the ones that will be sold this Saturday in aid of the world's needy
5/18/1990
Flagpole-Sitter with royal purpose, High-rigging it up the slim length of the flagpole before the peace tower at Ottawa, goes just one of the many wor(...)
Flagpole-Sitter with royal purpose, High-rigging it up the slim length of the flagpole before the peace tower at Ottawa, goes just one of the many wor(...)
5/10/1939
Colorized photograph of a view of a waterway, with a large summer resort on an island connected ...
"Zavikon (the house in Canada, and the Island with flagpole in the United States) Thousand Islands, St. Lawrence River
Approximately 1930
Image shows a man putting a flagpole in place.
Manel Bragmaca helps place flagpole on base
5/10/1977
Five Winners of the Empire's highest award for gallantry in the two World Wars were honored guests at the Speaker's dinner, marking the opening of the(...)
Five Winners of the Empire's highest award for gallantry in the two World Wars were honored guests at the Speaker's dinner, marking the opening of the(...)
5/15/1946
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
Jack Nissen: Man who risked his life to find out type of radar the Germans were using in World War II could win highest award.
Jack Nissen: Man who risked his life to find out type of radar the Germans were using in World War II could win highest award.
11/11/1991