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Thousands line up for Ex
Thousands line up for Ex

Thousands line up for Ex

Date9/6/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Thousands line up for Ex: Crowds at the Ex dwindled all last week as miserable weather kept people away; but yesterday thousands lined up to get in and; even at 5 p.m. the Dufferin Gates were still clogged with people.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0111914F
Taking a spin on one of the many rides at the CNE are three of the thousands of children visiting the Ex today on Children's Day. They are treated to (...)
Taking a spin on one of the many rides at the CNE are three of the thousands of children visiting the Ex today on Children's Day. They are treated to (...)
Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
8/20/1973
Cooling their heels-Although thousands of Metro residents fled the city for summer's last long weekend, thousands more headed for Metro and its progra(...)
Cooling their heels-Although thousands of Metro residents fled the city for summer's last long weekend, thousands more headed for Metro and its progra(...)
Griffin, Doug
9/1/1972
Ex line up for wactress jobs $1
Ex line up for wactress jobs $1
Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
10/1/1952
Children by their thousands, jammed into the C
Children by their thousands, jammed into the C
Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
8/31/1948
Grania Mortimer, executive stage director of the CNE grandstand show, is confident that this year's performance will fill every one of the thousands o(...)
Grania Mortimer, executive stage director of the CNE grandstand show, is confident that this year's performance will fill every one of the thousands o(...)
Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
7/4/1968
Job Hunters at CNE, Job-seekers line up at the Dufferin gate of CNE to seek some of the 3,000 jobs to be available at this year's exhibition
Job Hunters at CNE, Job-seekers line up at the Dufferin gate of CNE to seek some of the 3,000 jobs to be available at this year's exhibition
Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
n.d.
Judging by the line-ups the Jumbo Jet is the most popular ride
Judging by the line-ups the Jumbo Jet is the most popular ride
Bezant, Graham
8/19/1977
Baa, humbug! Even Royal Winter Fair-calibre lambs behave like a bunch of sheep: All of them seem to be camera-shy as their owners line them up for judging
Baa, humbug! Even Royal Winter Fair-calibre lambs behave like a bunch of sheep: All of them seem to be camera-shy as their owners line them up for judging
Loek, Dick
11/11/1980
Parade line-up c.1910 along old Lakeshore Boulevard
Parade line-up c.1910 along old Lakeshore Boulevard
Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
10/1/1952
Ex-citing, Jeff Barnes, 11, joins the airborne division of Clown school thanks to a boost from Neil Cohen, 16
Ex-citing, Jeff Barnes, 11, joins the airborne division of Clown school thanks to a boost from Neil Cohen, 16
Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
7/21/1981
Ex Park - 1921
Ex Park - 1921
Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
1/1/1921
All in at once for big C.N.E. Swim, Splash, and 80 men plunge for the 10-mile marathon swim at Ex - $ 350 has brought entries from all over the continent, hibition Park to-day
All in at once for big C.N.E. Swim, Splash, and 80 men plunge for the 10-mile marathon swim at Ex - $ 350 has brought entries from all over the continent, hibition Park to-day
Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
8/31/1937