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Mr. and Mrs. William G. Carter sip their first-ever glasses of champagne today after learning of their $25,000 win in the Irish Sweepstakes. For milkm(...)
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Carter sip their first-ever glasses of champagne today after learning of their $25,000 win in the Irish Sweepstakes. For milkm(...)

Mr. and Mrs. William G. Carter sip their first-ever glasses of champagne today after learning of their $25,000 win in the Irish Sweepstakes. For milkm(...)

Date6/29/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: Mr. and Mrs. William G. Carter sip their first-ever glasses of champagne today after learning of their $25;000 win in the Irish Sweepstakes. For milkman Bill and his wife; the third-place prize on Val d'Oste is a dream come true. They plan to invest the money in the house they have always wanted.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0024818F
The answer to a prayer, is what Mrs. Audrey Walked of Inglewood called her winning of $121,50 in the Irish sweepstakes hospital. Mrs. Walker, shown wi(...)
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3/27/1971
Mrs. Anne Wright, Long Branch biscuit-packer, triumphantly holds Irish sweepstakes ticket that won her $30,000 and says delightedly Isn't it beautiful?
Mrs. Anne Wright, Long Branch biscuit-packer, triumphantly holds Irish sweepstakes ticket that won her $30,000 and says delightedly Isn't it beautiful?
4/5/1967
A $136,000 winner on the Lincolnshire Handicap sweepstakes on Saturday, Bob Allan (centre) in dark coat and glasses, celebrates the good news in his P(...)
A $136,000 winner on the Lincolnshire Handicap sweepstakes on Saturday, Bob Allan (centre) in dark coat and glasses, celebrates the good news in his P(...)
3/26/1972
They'll share $125,000 won today by 82-year-old Jack Hewson (left), on the Irish Sweepstakes ticket given to him by Gordon Drewe as a Valentine's Day (...)
They'll share $125,000 won today by 82-year-old Jack Hewson (left), on the Irish Sweepstakes ticket given to him by Gordon Drewe as a Valentine's Day (...)
6/27/1970
Student accountant Michael Speirs, 20, (centre) of Agincourt was roused from bed today to be told he has won $123,000 in the Irish Sweepstakes run tod(...)
Student accountant Michael Speirs, 20, (centre) of Agincourt was roused from bed today to be told he has won $123,000 in the Irish Sweepstakes run tod(...)
3/24/1973
She cried when she heard she won $115, 000 in Irish Sweepstakes on Saturday
She cried when she heard she won $115, 000 in Irish Sweepstakes on Saturday
10/6/1974
A $115,000 winner in the Irish Sweepstakes, Genesio Porretta kisses the winning ticket while his wife, Concetta, and their daughters, Annamaria, 3, an(...)
A $115,000 winner in the Irish Sweepstakes, Genesio Porretta kisses the winning ticket while his wife, Concetta, and their daughters, Annamaria, 3, an(...)
3/24/1974
A $48,000 winner in the Irish Sweepstakes, Alan Wong, who'll be 5 Thursday, looks less happy about it than his parents, Christina and Benson, a photog(...)
A $48,000 winner in the Irish Sweepstakes, Alan Wong, who'll be 5 Thursday, looks less happy about it than his parents, Christina and Benson, a photog(...)
10/7/1973
$122,000 richer because of a ticket on Siciliana in the Irish Sweepstakes, the Gilbert family - Billy, 8, Linda, 27, Jennifer, 5, and Stephen, 29 - wo(...)
$122,000 richer because of a ticket on Siciliana in the Irish Sweepstakes, the Gilbert family - Billy, 8, Linda, 27, Jennifer, 5, and Stephen, 29 - wo(...)
10/7/1973
A bank marked Retirement Fund holds only pennies, Florence Sharpe says as she tries to put in the ticket with which she won $115, 000 in the Irish Sweepstakes
A bank marked Retirement Fund holds only pennies, Florence Sharpe says as she tries to put in the ticket with which she won $115, 000 in the Irish Sweepstakes
3/24/1974
Winner of $130,000 in the Irish Sweepstakes, Paul Johns gleefully shares the news with (from left) Marie McNamara, Sue Bates, Fran Bertrucci and Silva(...)
Winner of $130,000 in the Irish Sweepstakes, Paul Johns gleefully shares the news with (from left) Marie McNamara, Sue Bates, Fran Bertrucci and Silva(...)
3/25/1970
Winner of $120,000, The same day that he won $120,000 in the Irish Sweepstakes-Saturday-John van den Hoogen (front) moves into a new house in Burlingt(...)
Winner of $120,000, The same day that he won $120,000 in the Irish Sweepstakes-Saturday-John van den Hoogen (front) moves into a new house in Burlingt(...)
7/2/1972