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Lifeboat Hurtles Across Ferry Deck, A lifeboat on the up, the island ferry, Sam Splintered, and the plane from the mast into the Toronto bay today. It(...)
Lifeboat Hurtles Across Ferry Deck, A lifeboat on the up, the island ferry, Sam Splintered, and the plane from the mast into the Toronto bay today. It(...)

Lifeboat Hurtles Across Ferry Deck, A lifeboat on the up, the island ferry, Sam Splintered, and the plane from the mast into the Toronto bay today. It(...)

Date6/21/1941
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Original Toronto Star caption: Lifeboat Hurtles Across Ferry Deck; A lifeboat on the up; the island ferry; Sam Splintered; and the plane from the mast into the Toronto bay today. It is the lives of two un-members of the Royal Air Force. [Incomplete]
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0112257F
Image shows a ferry boat on the lake.
Sam McBride, diesel vessel (Island ferry), approaching ferry docks, Canada Steamship Lines terminal at right, Toronto Ontario
1953-09
The S.S. Sam McBride and its fellow ferries started carrying festival fans across Toronto harbor before 10 in the morning to attend the instrumental w(...)
The S.S. Sam McBride and its fellow ferries started carrying festival fans across Toronto harbor before 10 in the morning to attend the instrumental w(...)
7/25/1969
Two Island Ferries will be in service starting Wednesday from the new terminal on the waterfront between Yonge and Bay Sts., although up to now the 12(...)
Two Island Ferries will be in service starting Wednesday from the new terminal on the waterfront between Yonge and Bay Sts., although up to now the 12(...)
4/5/1972
The last day--the last run, On the chilly last day of 1963, Island Airport ferry operator George Bentley makes his last run across the 400-yard Western Gap
The last day--the last run, On the chilly last day of 1963, Island Airport ferry operator George Bentley makes his last run across the 400-yard Western Gap
n.d.
Their own ferry: The Torontonian, a 100-passenger ferry, has been pressed into service by residents of the Toronto Islands, because the regular ferry, Ongiara, is being repaired
Their own ferry: The Torontonian, a 100-passenger ferry, has been pressed into service by residents of the Toronto Islands, because the regular ferry, Ongiara, is being repaired
3/1/1983
Trillium's back after $1 million refit, The 65-year-old sidewheeler Trillium, once the queen of the Island ferries, returned to Metro today after a $1 million facelift at Port Colborne
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11/7/1975
The Toronto Ferry Company Limited island ferry pass one
The Toronto Ferry Company Limited island ferry pass one
1900 circa
A jam-packed ferry leaves the Toronto docks for the Islands where an estimated 23,000 took refuge from the heat yesterday
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7/17/1983
Still best retreat from the heat, The Toronto Island ferry service was still busy yesterday as visitors took advantage of the record-breaking heatwave(...)
Still best retreat from the heat, The Toronto Island ferry service was still busy yesterday as visitors took advantage of the record-breaking heatwave(...)
4/19/1976
A shakedown cruise for the newly renovated ferry boat Trillium ended in a shake-up today when two loud explosions were heard and clouds of smoke billo(...)
A shakedown cruise for the newly renovated ferry boat Trillium ended in a shake-up today when two loud explosions were heard and clouds of smoke billo(...)
5/12/1976
Image shows a few boats at the Harbor.
Toronto Harbour 1925, looking east from foot of Bay St., showing ferry docks
1925
Gaping maw: The car ferry Chi-Cheemaun, with its hinged bow, plies the main channel between the Bruce Peninsula and Manitoulin island from May to October
Gaping maw: The car ferry Chi-Cheemaun, with its hinged bow, plies the main channel between the Bruce Peninsula and Manitoulin island from May to October
8/20/1983