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The Canadian National Exhibition was not run like a country fair, Hiram McCallum says
The Canadian National Exhibition was not run like a country fair, Hiram McCallum says

The Canadian National Exhibition was not run like a country fair, Hiram McCallum says

Date6/26/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: The Canadian National Exhibition was not run like a country fair; Hiram McCallum says. His board spent much time developing off-season uses of facilities because we knew it was imperative we get financial help. We had no power or authority to borrow money; he says.
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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_0111995F
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65 tons of nostalgia, The Canadian National Exhibition says it will be holding its 100th fair in 1978 - if you ignore the fact it missed a few during (...)
8/12/1976
Hours numbered: The Canadian National Exhibition's Music Building, completed in 1908 and the second-oldest on the grounds, will be torn down as soon as the fair is over this fall
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7/26/1985
Pyramid on skis: Thirteen performers in the Canadian National Exhibition's Aquarama '87 take part in this daring water-skiing feat at the fair's waterfront
Pyramid on skis: Thirteen performers in the Canadian National Exhibition's Aquarama '87 take part in this daring water-skiing feat at the fair's waterfront
8/25/1987
Flags at exhibition are Half-Masted on news of death of Cully Ross, Donald Conlin Ross, pageant master of the Canadian National Exhibition, died last (...)
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n.d.
Salute to the CN Tower, The winged figure atop the Princes' Gate at the Canadian National exhibition seems to be raising its torch to the CN Tower, wh(...)
Salute to the CN Tower, The winged figure atop the Princes' Gate at the Canadian National exhibition seems to be raising its torch to the CN Tower, wh(...)
3/12/1974
The Bulova Watch Tower at the Canadian National Exhibition has been closed indefinitely after 16 persons were trapped in the elevator last night for 4(...)
The Bulova Watch Tower at the Canadian National Exhibition has been closed indefinitely after 16 persons were trapped in the elevator last night for 4(...)
4/4/1973
Landmarks Leaving, The Electrical Building, just inside the Princes' Gates at the Canadian National exhibition, is being demolished but the eight 15-f(...)
Landmarks Leaving, The Electrical Building, just inside the Princes' Gates at the Canadian National exhibition, is being demolished but the eight 15-f(...)
5/16/1972
Workmen, real and stone: The eight huge figures outside the Electrical Building, just inside the Princes' Gates at the Canadian National Exhibition
Workmen, real and stone: The eight huge figures outside the Electrical Building, just inside the Princes' Gates at the Canadian National Exhibition
5/16/1972
CNE spruce-up, The princes' Gate, the ornate eastern entrance to the Canadian National Exhibition grounds, is getting a clean-up and restoration job i(...)
CNE spruce-up, The princes' Gate, the ornate eastern entrance to the Canadian National Exhibition grounds, is getting a clean-up and restoration job i(...)
7/21/1981
A portal of the electrical and engineering building at the Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto
A portal of the electrical and engineering building at the Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto
n.d.
Canadian National Exhibition. Architectural effects of the permanent buildings are supplemented by supplementary decorative schemes, chiefly lighting and banners, which are changed annually
Canadian National Exhibition. Architectural effects of the permanent buildings are supplemented by supplementary decorative schemes, chiefly lighting and banners, which are changed annually
10/1/1941
Clouds set off the glass dome of the Horticultural buildings at the Canadian National Exhibition
Clouds set off the glass dome of the Horticultural buildings at the Canadian National Exhibition
8/23/1938