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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

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

Date8/31/1937
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object NumberTSPA_0112070F
Seventy-Two Swimmers plunge in water at 58 degrees for 15-mile marathon, After two postponements that have tried swimmers' nerves and kept Toronto peo(...)
Seventy-Two Swimmers plunge in water at 58 degrees for 15-mile marathon, After two postponements that have tried swimmers' nerves and kept Toronto peo(...)
Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
8/31/1934
Old Dufferin St. Entrance is seen as it appeared in 1907. Many world famous events were initiated at the CNE, like the marathon swim for men and women(...)
Old Dufferin St. Entrance is seen as it appeared in 1907. Many world famous events were initiated at the CNE, like the marathon swim for men and women(...)
Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
8/16/1952
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Exhibitions - CNE - Marathon Swim
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Exhibitions - CNE - Marathon Swim
Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
n.d.
Top-ranked marathon swimmer- Loreen Passfield, 21, is greased down for lake swim by coach Pam Hrycyk
Top-ranked marathon swimmer- Loreen Passfield, 21, is greased down for lake swim by coach Pam Hrycyk
Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
8/15/1978
Taking a flyer at the ex, Holding on tight, visitors to the Canadian National Exhibition start the downward plunge on the roller coaster, the Flyer, on of the many exciting rides on the midway
Taking a flyer at the ex, Holding on tight, visitors to the Canadian National Exhibition start the downward plunge on the roller coaster, the Flyer, on of the many exciting rides on the midway
Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
8/25/1972
Start of Swim
Start of Swim
Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
8/31/1932
Dog Paddie More than 100 pooches will be in the swim Sunday at the CNE canine aquatic races
Dog Paddie More than 100 pooches will be in the swim Sunday at the CNE canine aquatic races
Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
8/20/1982
Paddling pooch: Silvia Azuolas coaxes her dog, Kapoo, as she competes in the flyweight class at the 46th annual CNE dog swim yesterday
Paddling pooch: Silvia Azuolas coaxes her dog, Kapoo, as she competes in the flyweight class at the 46th annual CNE dog swim yesterday
Bock, Tony
8/19/1984
Hopes alive: Are the Ex's games of skill and chance - which once lured a small boy desperate with urgent longing for a prize - less challenging and imaginative?
Hopes alive: Are the Ex's games of skill and chance - which once lured a small boy desperate with urgent longing for a prize - less challenging and imaginative?
Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
8/26/1988
Wayward driver, Ed Hore, one of several clowns doing the rounds at the Ex, has found an ideal way to get around obstacles - he rides a cycle that will go in two directions at once
Wayward driver, Ed Hore, one of several clowns doing the rounds at the Ex, has found an ideal way to get around obstacles - he rides a cycle that will go in two directions at once
Bull, Ron
8/17/1979
Colorized photograph of a huge crowd of people standing in front of a huge arena made of pored …
Engineering and Electrical Buildings. C.N.E., Toronto, Can.
Harris Litho. Co.
Approximately 1935
Clown Emmett Kelly Jr. wins friends all over the Ex
Clown Emmett Kelly Jr. wins friends all over the Ex
Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
8/24/1966