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A picture of self-reliance: Sidney Ellis at 95, He cooks and bakes for himself - and shovels snow, too
A picture of self-reliance: Sidney Ellis at 95, He cooks and bakes for himself - and shovels snow, too

A picture of self-reliance: Sidney Ellis at 95, He cooks and bakes for himself - and shovels snow, too

Date3/20/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: A picture of self-reliance: Sidney Ellis at 95; He cooks and bakes for himself - and shovels snow; too
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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_0024535F
As wife and mother Gwyn Reid bakes a cake surrounded by husband Melvin and sons Paul, 8, and Garth, 11
As wife and mother Gwyn Reid bakes a cake surrounded by husband Melvin and sons Paul, 8, and Garth, 11
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Sign of spring?, Metro residents haven't had much use for shovels this winter
Sign of spring?, Metro residents haven't had much use for shovels this winter
2/27/1989
Ted Lalonde (right) and Jimmy Bryson display shovels they used to stop a thief
Ted Lalonde (right) and Jimmy Bryson display shovels they used to stop a thief
1/24/1979
Take out the shovel, it's Hockey time, When the snow's too deep to play hockey, it's time to take out the shovel and clear the ice so the game can res(...)
Take out the shovel, it's Hockey time, When the snow's too deep to play hockey, it's time to take out the shovel and clear the ice so the game can res(...)
12/29/1983
Self-reliance, or, A plea for the protection of Canadian industry
Self-reliance, or, A plea for the protection of Canadian industry
1864
Still in driver's seat at 95, Barney Sutin of Roselawn Ave
Still in driver's seat at 95, Barney Sutin of Roselawn Ave
12/15/1977
Together forever: Baycrest residents Jack Ashwrow, 94, and his wife Ida, 95, display their wedding photographs, taken in 1922 in Toronto
Together forever: Baycrest residents Jack Ashwrow, 94, and his wife Ida, 95, display their wedding photographs, taken in 1922 in Toronto
8/13/1992
By Brain Clark, Don't tell Carol Cooper of Mississauga that too many cooks spoil the broth
By Brain Clark, Don't tell Carol Cooper of Mississauga that too many cooks spoil the broth
12/5/1984
Captain Cook's house, transported, too, lives in a quiet park in downtown Melbourne
Captain Cook's house, transported, too, lives in a quiet park in downtown Melbourne
12/14/1987
Shipkeeper Bill Cook stands on the deck of the Go one of the two ships he keeps an eye on during the wi daily inspections to check that everything is shipshap sister ship, the James Norris, are the largest grain carries now wintering in Toronto harbor. Cook receives $575 a month for keeping both ships. He lives rent-free aboard the Leitch, in the chief cook's room. [Incomplete]
Shipkeeper Bill Cook stands on the deck of the Go one of the two ships he keeps an eye on during the wi daily inspections to check that everything is shipshap sister ship, the James Norris, are the largest grain carries now wintering in Toronto harbor. Cook receives $575 a month for keeping both ships. He lives rent-free aboard the Leitch, in the chief cook's room. [Incomplete]
2/6/1972
He can't shovel, one inch of snow, but Peter Limb of Fairford Ave
He can't shovel, one inch of snow, but Peter Limb of Fairford Ave
10/24/1972
Image shows backs of houses.
Looking s.e. from Sidney W. Band's house, 95 Woodlawn Ave. W., s. side, e. of turn towards Farnham Ave.; showing backs of houses on Walker Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
1910