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Rivers of foam startked Torontonians saw on city streets yesteday were the latest brain-wave of the street-cleaning department to keep the city clean.(...)
Rivers of foam startked Torontonians saw on city streets yesteday were the latest brain-wave of the street-cleaning department to keep the city clean.(...)

Rivers of foam startked Torontonians saw on city streets yesteday were the latest brain-wave of the street-cleaning department to keep the city clean.(...)

Date9/12/1947
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Original Toronto Star caption: Rivers of foam startked Torontonians saw on city streets yesteday were the latest brain-wave of the street-cleaning department to keep the city clean. Chemicals added to the water sprayed removes dirt and grease
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0115092F
Sky-high promotion. Tourists and Torontonians saw the latest advertising method on the waterfront yesterday as the Fuji blimp hovers over the Queen's (...)
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7/15/1991
Yesterday. Thousands of Torontonians strolled casually down the centre of Yonge St. through a maze of trees and temporary gardens set out in the centr(...)
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5/31/1971
Yea. To Harry Gairey, 82, for the good example he sets present-day Torontonians who are concerned about racism in our schools and on our streets. Gair(...)
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11/20/1977
corner St. Paul and Ontario Streets, St. Catharines
corner St. Paul and Ontario Streets, St. Catharines
1910
Queen Mother Elizabeth's smile is winning hearts of Torontonians Again, Thousands saw her today as her busy schedule took her to Red Cross Lodge at Sunnybrook and Queens Park
Queen Mother Elizabeth's smile is winning hearts of Torontonians Again, Thousands saw her today as her busy schedule took her to Red Cross Lodge at Sunnybrook and Queens Park
6/24/1965
Yonge Street looking south from north of York Mills Road during construction of new bridge over West Don River
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9/25/1955
Yonge Street looking north from south of York Mills Road during construction of new bridge over West Don River
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9/25/1955
Masked for the job. With a circular saw, Chris Crompton cuts glass-fibre foam board to be used as roof insulation. He was working last week on a major renovation project at Queen's Park
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10/29/1992
Metro chairman Paul Godfrey, shown above in City Hall council, should be a genuine servant of the people: elected, not appointed, by Torontonians at large, a reader says in the letter below
Metro chairman Paul Godfrey, shown above in City Hall council, should be a genuine servant of the people: elected, not appointed, by Torontonians at large, a reader says in the letter below
7/13/1973
It's a lot of salt and the Metro roads department employees standing atop of it are going to need a good part of the mountain tomorrow - the weatherma(...)
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12/9/1970
Junior Rudolphs: Red foam noses, sold by nurses from Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, were the hit of the day with many of the children lining the streets
Junior Rudolphs: Red foam noses, sold by nurses from Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, were the hit of the day with many of the children lining the streets
11/17/1991
Image shows a Bluebell ferry by the docks.
Bluebell, paddle steamer (Island ferry), during conversion into scow at City Marine Yards, foot of Rees St., Toronto, Ontario
2/15/1957