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The Toronto Islands, A Rare City Gem
The Toronto Islands, A Rare City Gem

The Toronto Islands, A Rare City Gem

Date7/17/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: The Toronto Islands; A Rare City Gem
Subject
GeographyCity, town, twpToronto
GeographyProvince or StateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
Medium
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0112289F
The old Trillium may sail again, The Trillium, a steam-powered sidewheel ferry built in 1910 and retired in 1956, may soon be back in use between Toronto and the Islands
The old Trillium may sail again, The Trillium, a steam-powered sidewheel ferry built in 1910 and retired in 1956, may soon be back in use between Toronto and the Islands
3/1/1973
The old Trillium may sail again, The Trillium, a steam-powered sidewheel ferry built in 1910 and retired in 1956, may soon be back in use between Toronto and the Islands
The old Trillium may sail again, The Trillium, a steam-powered sidewheel ferry built in 1910 and retired in 1956, may soon be back in use between Toronto and the Islands
3/1/1973
A jam-packed ferry leaves the Toronto docks for the Islands where an estimated 23,000 took refuge from the heat yesterday
A jam-packed ferry leaves the Toronto docks for the Islands where an estimated 23,000 took refuge from the heat yesterday
7/17/1983
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
Island jam: More than 35,000 people went to the Islands Sunday and it was anything but fun returning as thousands lined up for as much as three hours waiting for a ride back to the mainland
Island jam: More than 35,000 people went to the Islands Sunday and it was anything but fun returning as thousands lined up for as much as three hours waiting for a ride back to the mainland
7/7/1980
Island hopping: Ferry service was taxed to the breaking point at the recent International Picnic on the Islands
Island hopping: Ferry service was taxed to the breaking point at the recent International Picnic on the Islands
7/7/1980
'Once there was a lazy, day-long cruise on the lake but now there's just the Islands ferry, of which the Primrose, above, was an early example.'
'Once there was a lazy, day-long cruise on the lake but now there's just the Islands ferry, of which the Primrose, above, was an early example.'
10/1/1938
Picture of a ferry with a bookmobile on it at a ferry dock. 
Library on Wheels loaded on Toronto Island ferry Maple City
Approximately 1973
Shows a picture of a ferry steam ship docked on Toronto Island.
The landing. Island Park. Toronto. Home of the casino
Approximately 1914
A photograph of a harbour, with docks and a ferry on the left side of the photo. The ferry has …
Toronto Island
1958
This is one of the tugs which operate through ice in Toronto bay, taking island residents to and from city during winter months
This is one of the tugs which operate through ice in Toronto bay, taking island residents to and from city during winter months
7 January 1948
Image shows a ferry on the lake.
Primrose, paddle steamer (Island ferry), Toronto
Approximately 1890