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Labor of love
Labor of love

Labor of love

Date3/30/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Labor of love: Builders of schooner Empire Sandy; the World War II tugboat being converted into a pleasure sailing craft on Lake Ontario; gather on the near-finished deck. Owner Norman Rogers is in left foregound; with mast fitter and builder Robert Boraks at right. The others include several Polish defectors who had worked at shipyards in Gdansk.
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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_0014469F
Down to the sea in cement, Like many a sailor, Warren Keillor had dreams of building his own boat and sailing around the world. The difference is that(...)
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9/11/1975
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2/28/1978
Modern-day buccaneer
Modern-day buccaneer
9/1/1982
The boy's own book of boats : including vessels of every rig and size to be found floating on the waters in all parts of the world, together with complete instructions how to make sailing models
The boy's own book of boats : including vessels of every rig and size to be found floating on the waters in all parts of the world, together with complete instructions how to make sailing models
1868
Image shows a few boats on the water and some houses in the background.
Launching of S.S. Corona, Toronto
1896-05-23
Image shows a one storey building by the water.
Taylor, J.J., & Sons, boat builders, Queen's Quay W., south side, east of Rees St.; looking south west to Harbour police patrol boathouses. Toronto, Ontario
10/20/1928
Image shows a two storey building with a sign that reads: "170 Toronto Dry Dock Co. Ltd. 170".
Toronto Dry Dock Co. Ltd., Villiers St., north side, west of Don Roadway East, Toronto, Ontario
1954-12-28?
Image shows a lake view and the docking area with a few small boats around.
Russell Construction Ltd., Launch, at Russell Construction Ltd. yards, Villiers St., north side, between Cherry St. & Don Roadway East, Toronto
6/23/1957
Image shows a crane on the lake by the Harbour.
Progress III, Metro Toronto crane, at City Marine Yards, foot of Rees St
1/23/1957
Image shows a docked tugboat with some cranes in the background.
Russell Construction Ltd., Tug No. 1, at Russell Construction Ltd. yards, Villiers St., north side, between Cherry St. & Don Roadway East, Toronto
6/23/1957
Image shows a docked tugboat with some cranes in the background.
Russell Construction Ltd., Tug No. 1, at Russell Construction Ltd. yards, Villiers St., north side, between Cherry St. & Don Roadway East, Toronto
6/23/1957
Image shows the front of the ferry Bluebell in a dry dock.
Bluebell, paddle steamer (Island ferry); in dry dock, at Toronto Dry Dock Co. Ltd?, Keating Channel, Villiers St., north side, west of Don Roadway East
1951-10