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King Billy: Orange Day parades used to be a common sight in Toronto streets

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King Billy: Orange Day parades used to be a common sight in Toronto streets

Date7/12/1980

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Bull, Ron (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: King Billy: Orange Day parades used to be a common sight in Toronto streets.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0010698F

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King Billy starts out from queen's park, Banner depicting King Billy towers over the Orange Day parade leaving Queen's Park Saturday, the 283rd annive(...)

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King Billy on a white horse still leads Orange procession in Toronto but the Loyal Orange Institution's political influence has dwindled, Harry Pollock writes. Above, a scene from last year's parade

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King Billy leads a typical Orange Parade through Toronto

King Billy leads a typical Orange Parade through Toronto

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A King and his steed, This year's King Billy in the traditional Orange Parade, Maurice Clarke, prepared to mount his white horse, Chieftain. Keep Cana(...)

A King and his steed, This year's King Billy in the traditional Orange Parade, Maurice Clarke, prepared to mount his white horse, Chieftain. Keep Cana(...)

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King Billy is escorted by Constable Michael Best in this year's Orange parade

King Billy is escorted by Constable Michael Best in this year's Orange parade

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Ready to ride as King Billy on his traditional white horse in today's Orange parade is County Marshal Fred Woods

Ready to ride as King Billy on his traditional white horse in today's Orange parade is County Marshal Fred Woods

7/13/1963

The union jack was used for the dress and the umbrella of a woman in the Orange Day parade, which 10,000 persons watched Saturday. Not all of them see(...)

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Parades - Labour Day

Parades - Labour Day

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Orange Parade, circa 1870, King Street East, looking west from east

Orange Parade, circa 1870, King Street East, looking west from east

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'Glorious 12th': King Billy (Don Vincent) leads loyal Orange-men - and sweepers - yesterday as the Toronto lodge marks the Protestant victory in 1690 at the Battle of the Boyne

'Glorious 12th': King Billy (Don Vincent) leads loyal Orange-men - and sweepers - yesterday as the Toronto lodge marks the Protestant victory in 1690 at the Battle of the Boyne

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