The Captain of the ferry Maple City, which shuttles back and forth between Bathurst St
Date7/25/1972
Names
Goode, Jeff
(photographer)
Toronto Star (Firm)
(publisher)
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Original Toronto Star caption: The Captain of the ferry Maple City; which shuttles back and forth between Bathurst St. and the Island Airport; Ali Bakir; was a pilot on the Suez Canal for 12 years; taking 1;500 ships through. He came to Canada in 1969; after the Suez was closed by ships sunk during the Arab-Israeli war; worked first as a crew member on a dredger; then took a course and got Great Lakes captain's papers.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0112281F
approximately 1973