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50 years old
50 years old

50 years old

Date3/14/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: 50 years old: It was hard-rock mining for gold that put Yellowknife on the map; says an old-time prospector in the area. But he doesn't think much of the stamp marking the city's 50th birthday because it shows gold panning.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0105521F
Ninety-year-old Alberta farmer Lawrence Rye has shown Clydesdales like Andy, towering over him, at the Royal Winter Fair each of the 50 years the fair's been held
Ninety-year-old Alberta farmer Lawrence Rye has shown Clydesdales like Andy, towering over him, at the Royal Winter Fair each of the 50 years the fair's been held
11/16/1972
There are no jitters onstage for 76-year-old Gertrude Lucas, a great-grand-mother and first permanent model at Simpsons store more than 50 years ago, (...)
There are no jitters onstage for 76-year-old Gertrude Lucas, a great-grand-mother and first permanent model at Simpsons store more than 50 years ago, (...)
9/18/1978
By Phil Johnson, Ants Evard has literally been around the world as a Scout leader and organizer. The 50-year-old Willowdale resident has spent more than 25 years helping put together major jamborees in Australia, Calgary, Guelph and Muskoka for his fellow
By Phil Johnson, Ants Evard has literally been around the world as a Scout leader and organizer. The 50-year-old Willowdale resident has spent more than 25 years helping put together major jamborees in Australia, Calgary, Guelph and Muskoka for his fellow
12/1/1987
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
9/1/1978
She sees a baby after 50 years, Oh boy, what I've Missed, Rose Crawford said after kissing the tiny hand of week-old Christine Salerno at Central Hospital yesterday
She sees a baby after 50 years, Oh boy, what I've Missed, Rose Crawford said after kissing the tiny hand of week-old Christine Salerno at Central Hospital yesterday
4/10/1972
Yacht club at Kingston is 50 years old
Yacht club at Kingston is 50 years old
7/13/1946
Reunited after 50 years. Three sisters and a brother met in Toronto for first time in 50 years, but Charles Reid, 57, couldn't get a word in . Mrs. H.(...)
Reunited after 50 years. Three sisters and a brother met in Toronto for first time in 50 years, but Charles Reid, 57, couldn't get a word in . Mrs. H.(...)
8/13/1964
Loanshark jailed 5 years, Loanshark Louis Stavroff, 50, was sent to prison today for five years for possessing dangerous weapons
Loanshark jailed 5 years, Loanshark Louis Stavroff, 50, was sent to prison today for five years for possessing dangerous weapons
10/10/1975
Born blind, Susan Miller, who has taught other blind persons for 50 of her 77 years, practises weaving-the one hobby I love
Born blind, Susan Miller, who has taught other blind persons for 50 of her 77 years, practises weaving-the one hobby I love
1/31/1974
The coffee man: At the age of 78, Alex Fedchak is turning in his coffee wagon. It's been nice, he says. I wouldn't put up with the same place for 50 years if it wasn't.
The coffee man: At the age of 78, Alex Fedchak is turning in his coffee wagon. It's been nice, he says. I wouldn't put up with the same place for 50 years if it wasn't.
6/18/1982
Sister Patricia looks over some of the many gifts received for her 50 years of service as nun
Sister Patricia looks over some of the many gifts received for her 50 years of service as nun
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There are plenty of medals after 50 years of being a champion curler and diver, Alf Phillips and his wife Marg can attest. Tonight at Royal York Hotel(...)
There are plenty of medals after 50 years of being a champion curler and diver, Alf Phillips and his wife Marg can attest. Tonight at Royal York Hotel(...)
2/17/1970