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Ice creams--but no home, Trucker John Brooks and seven of his 11 children file out of Queen St
Ice creams--but no home, Trucker John Brooks and seven of his 11 children file out of Queen St

Ice creams--but no home, Trucker John Brooks and seven of his 11 children file out of Queen St

Date6/2/1964
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Original Toronto Star caption: Ice creams--but no home; Trucker John Brooks and seven of his 11 children file out of Queen St. E. house from which family of 13 was evicted yesterday.
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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_0008664F
Victory: Paul McCloy of St. John's, Nfld., raises his arms in victory as he crosses the finish line in the eight-kilometre Brooks Spring Run-off yeste(...)
Victory: Paul McCloy of St. John's, Nfld., raises his arms in victory as he crosses the finish line in the eight-kilometre Brooks Spring Run-off yeste(...)
4/25/1987
Proud grandson: Geoffrey Stines, 3, was among the 100 people at York Community Hall yesterday who honored John Brooks, 62, for his work with Jamaican and community groups.
Proud grandson: Geoffrey Stines, 3, was among the 100 people at York Community Hall yesterday who honored John Brooks, 62, for his work with Jamaican and community groups.
11/30/1986
Above, from left, Marilyn Brooks' assistant, Grace Wiebe, in a Brooks design, designer Marilyn Brooks, businessman Michael Cormack, with wife Sunny Ch(...)
Above, from left, Marilyn Brooks' assistant, Grace Wiebe, in a Brooks design, designer Marilyn Brooks, businessman Michael Cormack, with wife Sunny Ch(...)
12/14/1980
For a year Andrew Wood, his wife and seven children have had only $127 a month for food and clothing while they waited for public housing. From left, (...)
For a year Andrew Wood, his wife and seven children have had only $127 a month for food and clothing while they waited for public housing. From left, (...)
2/13/1970
Fred Brooks has settled down in Whitby with his laid-back acoustic guitar music after giving up on touring the Holiday Inn circuit. He played a benefit at the Station Arts Gallery last night
Fred Brooks has settled down in Whitby with his laid-back acoustic guitar music after giving up on touring the Holiday Inn circuit. He played a benefit at the Station Arts Gallery last night
7/28/1980
School principal wilson Brooks is occasionally asked where he came from. His family's been in Canada since 1840
School principal wilson Brooks is occasionally asked where he came from. His family's been in Canada since 1840
4/27/1979
Easton Brooks cuddles his daughter Amanda, 3, after the tot suffered only bruises in falling on to a swing stage cleaners had been using 10 storeys below their Brampton apartment
Easton Brooks cuddles his daughter Amanda, 3, after the tot suffered only bruises in falling on to a swing stage cleaners had been using 10 storeys below their Brampton apartment
8/19/1988
Ready for action: Cpl. Brooks Duncan keeps a sharp lookout as he and other members of his unit wait for the inevitable attack on their position. The reservists use only blanks during the exercise
Ready for action: Cpl. Brooks Duncan keeps a sharp lookout as he and other members of his unit wait for the inevitable attack on their position. The reservists use only blanks during the exercise
8/28/1984
Paralyzed by an automobile accident, lawyer Ronald McInns shows the book he has written on tenants' rights to his physiotherapist, Betty Brooks
Paralyzed by an automobile accident, lawyer Ronald McInns shows the book he has written on tenants' rights to his physiotherapist, Betty Brooks
1/9/1973
Brooks: Owner of Marilyn Brooks Boutiques will be at Festival of Canadian Fashion
Brooks: Owner of Marilyn Brooks Boutiques will be at Festival of Canadian Fashion
2/19/1986
Photographer Reva Brooks aims her camera at painter husband Leonard Brooks
Photographer Reva Brooks aims her camera at painter husband Leonard Brooks
4/25/1972
Exciting Bikini in brown and white polka dot with a long white cover-up (centre) won an award for Lori Brooks, of Sea Queen of Canada. She is seen rec(...)
Exciting Bikini in brown and white polka dot with a long white cover-up (centre) won an award for Lori Brooks, of Sea Queen of Canada. She is seen rec(...)
6/25/1972