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It's Santa's parade on Sunday, The 72nd annual Eaton's Santa Claus Parade gets off the mark Sunday at 1
It's Santa's parade on Sunday, The 72nd annual Eaton's Santa Claus Parade gets off the mark Sunday at 1

It's Santa's parade on Sunday, The 72nd annual Eaton's Santa Claus Parade gets off the mark Sunday at 1

Date11/8/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: It's Santa's parade on Sunday; The 72nd annual Eaton's Santa Claus Parade gets off the mark Sunday at 1.30 p.m. with 18 major floats; 16 bands and 770 Metro children acting as Santa's helpers; fairy princesses and clowns.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0010736F
Getting ready for the Santa Claus parade Sunday, costumed children climbed aboard a pirate ship yesterday in Eaton's warehouse. Stephanie Rayko, 8, is(...)
Getting ready for the Santa Claus parade Sunday, costumed children climbed aboard a pirate ship yesterday in Eaton's warehouse. Stephanie Rayko, 8, is(...)
11/11/1975
Getting all ready for Santa, Twenty-five floats for Eaton's traditional Santa Claus parade are in various stages of completion in Eaton's warehouse, w(...)
Getting all ready for Santa, Twenty-five floats for Eaton's traditional Santa Claus parade are in various stages of completion in Eaton's warehouse, w(...)
9/23/1975
The clowns almost stood on their heads today to entertain thousands of starry-eyed children who turned out to see Eaton's annual Santa Claus parade in(...)
The clowns almost stood on their heads today to entertain thousands of starry-eyed children who turned out to see Eaton's annual Santa Claus parade in(...)
11/16/1974
Kicking off santa claus parade, Kyle Kofsky gets the boot yesterday from the big, bad wolf on a float waiting in a Weston warehouse for this year's Santa Claus parade
Kicking off santa claus parade, Kyle Kofsky gets the boot yesterday from the big, bad wolf on a float waiting in a Weston warehouse for this year's Santa Claus parade
10/22/1990
Eaton's Santa Claus parade yesterday had all the right ingredients--Santa, kids, clowns and marching bands
Eaton's Santa Claus parade yesterday had all the right ingredients--Santa, kids, clowns and marching bands
11/4/1979
Getting ready for Eaton's Santa Claus parade
Getting ready for Eaton's Santa Claus parade
8/7/1973
All ready to go in Eaton's Santa Claus parade on Nov
All ready to go in Eaton's Santa Claus parade on Nov
10/20/1972
One of the biggest floats carried Chuckles the Clown in the 74th Eaton's Santa Claus Parade
One of the biggest floats carried Chuckles the Clown in the 74th Eaton's Santa Claus Parade
11/5/1978
Rosie gets the brush-off, Don Bezanson gives a smiling Rosie the Hippo the salon treatment in the Santa Claus Parade warehouse on Wendell Ave., North York, yesterday
Rosie gets the brush-off, Don Bezanson gives a smiling Rosie the Hippo the salon treatment in the Santa Claus Parade warehouse on Wendell Ave., North York, yesterday
10/19/1987
Eaton's says that unlike many similar events in the United States, its Santa Clause parade is dependent almost entirely on non-professional talent. Th(...)
Eaton's says that unlike many similar events in the United States, its Santa Clause parade is dependent almost entirely on non-professional talent. Th(...)
11/17/1974
Breathing fire: A 50-foot dragon with flapping wings, claws out-stretched and simulated flames belching from its toothy maw drew rave reviews at the annual Santa Claus Parade yesterday
Breathing fire: A 50-foot dragon with flapping wings, claws out-stretched and simulated flames belching from its toothy maw drew rave reviews at the annual Santa Claus Parade yesterday
11/17/1985
Last-minute dental work, Artist and sculptor Peter Brown does a last-minute touch-up on a giraffe for a float in tomorrow's Santa Claus parade. The annual event begins at 1 p.m
Last-minute dental work, Artist and sculptor Peter Brown does a last-minute touch-up on a giraffe for a float in tomorrow's Santa Claus parade. The annual event begins at 1 p.m
11/4/1988