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He gets mail, Premier David Peterson watches as a Legislature page brings one of 15 bags of protest postcards in the House yesterday. The postcards ar(...)
He gets mail, Premier David Peterson watches as a Legislature page brings one of 15 bags of protest postcards in the House yesterday. The postcards ar(...)

He gets mail, Premier David Peterson watches as a Legislature page brings one of 15 bags of protest postcards in the House yesterday. The postcards ar(...)

Date7/12/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: He gets mail, Premier David Peterson watches as a Legislature page brings one of 15 bags of protest postcards in the House yesterday. The postcards are from workers protesting a bill to revamp the workers' compensation system.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0073361F
Above, early Irish postcards from George S
Above, early Irish postcards from George S
n.d.
Weighing the offers. When Mike Duffy left CBC, the Royal Canadian Air Farce urged listeners to send in postcards, if they matched Duffy's weight, maybe he'd return. But it was all in vain
Weighing the offers. When Mike Duffy left CBC, the Royal Canadian Air Farce urged listeners to send in postcards, if they matched Duffy's weight, maybe he'd return. But it was all in vain
9/22/1988
Collecting memories: Sydney Charendoff can relive the past with a collection of 50,000 postcards, as well as World War II mementoes. In the basement, this card table shows an unfinished game between two soldiers.
Collecting memories: Sydney Charendoff can relive the past with a collection of 50,000 postcards, as well as World War II mementoes. In the basement, this card table shows an unfinished game between two soldiers.
6/27/1990
Enjoying the Life and Color of European cities such as Madrid, where this burly vendor hustles postcards and slides to patrons of the bull ring need n(...)
Enjoying the Life and Color of European cities such as Madrid, where this burly vendor hustles postcards and slides to patrons of the bull ring need n(...)
8/12/1972
Willowdale man collects the past, Larry Becker, 34, of Willowdale holds some of his 5,000 postcards of old Toronto
Willowdale man collects the past, Larry Becker, 34, of Willowdale holds some of his 5,000 postcards of old Toronto
9/6/1973
British immigrants sending postcards home from the Gander Airport, Gander, Newfoundland
British immigrants sending postcards home from the Gander Airport, Gander, Newfoundland
1947
Passing time: Raghib (Rocket) Ismail: centre: watches Keith Kelly take his turn in dominoes after packing their bags for Winnipeg
Passing time: Raghib (Rocket) Ismail: centre: watches Keith Kelly take his turn in dominoes after packing their bags for Winnipeg
11/18/1991
Enough, already, Premier David Peterson's wife, Shelley, watches as daughter Chloe, 7, plugs her ears against the roar of the crowd cheering her fathe(...)
Enough, already, Premier David Peterson's wife, Shelley, watches as daughter Chloe, 7, plugs her ears against the roar of the crowd cheering her fathe(...)
8/8/1987
Baggageman Arthur Manders, 64, shows where robbers forced him to lie on the floor yesterday while they slashed open mail bags. It was the first robber(...)
Baggageman Arthur Manders, 64, shows where robbers forced him to lie on the floor yesterday while they slashed open mail bags. It was the first robber(...)
8/4/1971
Sir Wilfrid Laurier - Premier of Canada postcard
Sir Wilfrid Laurier - Premier of Canada postcard
1910 circa
Bags of mail piled up at Terminal A during the mail holdup caused by the Public Service Alliance picket lines
Bags of mail piled up at Terminal A during the mail holdup caused by the Public Service Alliance picket lines
2/28/1975
Bag protest: A group of federal government employees, some wearing paper bags, demonstrated yesterday against a law that bans civil servants from campaigning in elections
Bag protest: A group of federal government employees, some wearing paper bags, demonstrated yesterday against a law that bans civil servants from campaigning in elections
8/4/1984