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John Craig Eaton locks store for last time
John Craig Eaton locks store for last time

John Craig Eaton locks store for last time

Date2/6/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: John Craig Eaton locks store for last time. Hundreds of customers lined up to shake his hand.
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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_0045245F
John Craig Eaton dashes to his back yard from tennis game later this morning
John Craig Eaton dashes to his back yard from tennis game later this morning
6/15/1976
Eaton, John Craig
Eaton, John Craig
1/13/1977
In front of statue of Timothy Eaton, the store's founder, the Eaton brothers discuss their store's future
In front of statue of Timothy Eaton, the store's founder, the Eaton brothers discuss their store's future
2/2/1977
Custom cut: Arthur Frderico, Toronto branch manager for Reilly Lock, displays some of the locks and keys his company offers including an $8 pick-proof deadbolt. Reilly's sales which last year reached $1.5 million are on the increase this year as homowners
Custom cut: Arthur Frderico, Toronto branch manager for Reilly Lock, displays some of the locks and keys his company offers including an $8 pick-proof deadbolt. Reilly's sales which last year reached $1.5 million are on the increase this year as homowners
7/29/1982
Want to know why John Arena, the owner of Winston's, only got one wrong? Because he got his lunch-time guests, including the Eaton brothers, to help him out
Want to know why John Arena, the owner of Winston's, only got one wrong? Because he got his lunch-time guests, including the Eaton brothers, to help him out
10/6/1979
First cut: Keith Davey Jr., not quite 2, gets his first haircut from barber Andy Santamaria who has also cut the locks of Senator Keith Davey, 64, and(...)
First cut: Keith Davey Jr., not quite 2, gets his first haircut from barber Andy Santamaria who has also cut the locks of Senator Keith Davey, 64, and(...)
8/16/1990
It all began 100 years ago. Mr. and Mrs. John David Eaton held a reception in their Dunvegan Rd. home last night to mark the publication of the book T(...)
It all began 100 years ago. Mr. and Mrs. John David Eaton held a reception in their Dunvegan Rd. home last night to mark the publication of the book T(...)
9/24/1969
It was 100 years ago yesterday that Irish immigrant Timothy Eaton bought a failing dry goods store on site now occupied by Simpsons. He then did two t(...)
It was 100 years ago yesterday that Irish immigrant Timothy Eaton bought a failing dry goods store on site now occupied by Simpsons. He then did two t(...)
12/9/1969
Fredrik Stefan Eaton, 39 tomorrow, the new president and chief executive officer of Toronto's famous store
Fredrik Stefan Eaton, 39 tomorrow, the new president and chief executive officer of Toronto's famous store
6/24/1977
Like a small Greek temple, the Eaton Mausoleum in Mount Pleasant Cemetery was the scene of Toronto's most imposing funeral when Sir John Craig Eaton, dead at 46, was buried there in 1922
Like a small Greek temple, the Eaton Mausoleum in Mount Pleasant Cemetery was the scene of Toronto's most imposing funeral when Sir John Craig Eaton, dead at 46, was buried there in 1922
2/14/1978
Art Consultant Renee Neu, right, shows a hammered gold bracelet to Mario Amaya, chief curator at Art Gallery of Ontario and Mrs. Signy Eaton last nigh(...)
Art Consultant Renee Neu, right, shows a hammered gold bracelet to Mario Amaya, chief curator at Art Gallery of Ontario and Mrs. Signy Eaton last nigh(...)
8/4/1971
John David Eaton congratulates his wife after she received honorary doctorate of letters yesterday at convocation of York University's Winters and McL(...)
John David Eaton congratulates his wife after she received honorary doctorate of letters yesterday at convocation of York University's Winters and McL(...)
5/28/1971