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Image Not Available for The sands of the Sahara roll up to the walls of Timbuktu and seep through its streets, a playground for children and a dramatic setting for the old Fo(...)
The sands of the Sahara roll up to the walls of Timbuktu and seep through its streets, a playground for children and a dramatic setting for the old Fo(...)
Image Not Available for The sands of the Sahara roll up to the walls of Timbuktu and seep through its streets, a playground for children and a dramatic setting for the old Fo(...)

The sands of the Sahara roll up to the walls of Timbuktu and seep through its streets, a playground for children and a dramatic setting for the old Fo(...)

Date3/11/1972
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0117759F
Image Not Available for Sword-carrying Arab nomads of the Sahara gather on the out skits of Timbuktu to buy livestock before setting out on the caravan routes. The setting is(...)
Sword-carrying Arab nomads of the Sahara gather on the out skits of Timbuktu to buy livestock before setting out on the caravan routes. The setting is(...)
3/16/1972
Image Not Available for One of great Canadian Oil Sands Ltd.'s longterm shareholders, Howard Bertram holds bronze alloy medallion given him and other shareholders as token of thanks by tar sands development firm. The company had a difficult first decade operating its tar sands plant and investors also have taken their lumps. No dividends have been paid on common stock and shareholders watched stock hit alltime high of $17, then fell to current price of $5.
One of great Canadian Oil Sands Ltd.'s longterm shareholders, Howard Bertram holds bronze alloy medallion given him and other shareholders as token of thanks by tar sands development firm. The company had a difficult first decade operating its tar sands plant and investors also have taken their lumps. No dividends have been paid on common stock and shareholders watched stock hit alltime high of $17, then fell to current price of $5.
9/24/1976
Image Not Available for Ancient rocks, remains of an old sea bed that has broken and tilted, thrust through the Outback sands near Alice and in some of them, dating back one (...)
Ancient rocks, remains of an old sea bed that has broken and tilted, thrust through the Outback sands near Alice and in some of them, dating back one (...)
1/28/1975
Image Not Available for The citadelle looms over its visitors as they climb the fourmile trail up to the mountain peak on which it sits, dominating the skyline with its 140-foot walls and its sheer massive bulk
The citadelle looms over its visitors as they climb the fourmile trail up to the mountain peak on which it sits, dominating the skyline with its 140-foot walls and its sheer massive bulk
9/12/1970
Image Not Available for The Roofs of Dubrovnik reflect the old-world atmosphere of the fortress-city, enclosed by high medieval walls and barred to traffic. It's an old place(...)
The Roofs of Dubrovnik reflect the old-world atmosphere of the fortress-city, enclosed by high medieval walls and barred to traffic. It's an old place(...)
3/10/1972
Image Not Available for It's spring in a Toronto Park, It's a time for relaxing and letting spring fever seep into your system as the sun - if not the breeze - tells us winte(...)
It's spring in a Toronto Park, It's a time for relaxing and letting spring fever seep into your system as the sun - if not the breeze - tells us winte(...)
3/30/1978
Image Not Available for Demanding treaty rights', hunting guide Dale Sands (left), 21m talks with Fred Plain, president of Union of Ontatrio Indians, after Sand's trial in Sa(...)
Demanding treaty rights', hunting guide Dale Sands (left), 21m talks with Fred Plain, president of Union of Ontatrio Indians, after Sand's trial in Sa(...)
2/17/1971
Image Not Available for Only one company so far is producing oil from Alberta tar sands and Great Canadian Oil Sands Ltd
Only one company so far is producing oil from Alberta tar sands and Great Canadian Oil Sands Ltd
7/7/1976
Image Not Available for Coming out of the sahara. Almost below horizon in deep sand trap on 17th hole at Toronto Golf Club, Islington's Dan Gordon makes explosion shot work d(...)
Coming out of the sahara. Almost below horizon in deep sand trap on 17th hole at Toronto Golf Club, Islington's Dan Gordon makes explosion shot work d(...)
8/22/1967
Image Not Available for Segment of estimated crowd of 20,000 jams area near 18th hole to the left, and also gets view of the 17th hole's Sahara fairway, where 13 sand traps await errant shots
Segment of estimated crowd of 20,000 jams area near 18th hole to the left, and also gets view of the 17th hole's Sahara fairway, where 13 sand traps await errant shots
6/24/1978
Image Not Available for Fantastic filly wins again. Pat day and Canada's super filly, Dance Smartly, left, move past pace-setting Shudanz and Mickey Walls on their way to two(...)
Fantastic filly wins again. Pat day and Canada's super filly, Dance Smartly, left, move past pace-setting Shudanz and Mickey Walls on their way to two(...)
9/15/1991
Image Not Available for New concrete walls at Brampton, Ontario, which residents hope will stop the riverés regular spring flooding of the streets
New concrete walls at Brampton, Ontario, which residents hope will stop the riverés regular spring flooding of the streets
12/5/1928