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Rom Dr. Allan Baker - birds

Rom Dr. Allan Baker - birds

Date5/2/1979
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0125179F
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
9/1/1978
But not for us: The Royal Ontario Museum's chief archeologist, Dr. A. Douglas Tushingham, points out part of Iran's royal collection from a book he co-authored. If they were to go on sale, the ROM would not be in the market for the priceless treasure. It couldn't even afford the sparkle from one of these emeralds, he said.
But not for us: The Royal Ontario Museum's chief archeologist, Dr. A. Douglas Tushingham, points out part of Iran's royal collection from a book he co-authored. If they were to go on sale, the ROM would not be in the market for the priceless treasure. It couldn't even afford the sparkle from one of these emeralds, he said.
3/11/1982
Left, Dr. T. Cuyler Young, ROM director, greets Cassandra Yick and Ging Chan.
Left, Dr. T. Cuyler Young, ROM director, greets Cassandra Yick and Ging Chan.
9/28/1987
Royal Treasures: Dr. Ed Keall, an archeologist and curator-in-charge of the Rom's West Asian department holds a centuries-old piece of pottery. He has spent five years of his career working in the Middle East.
Royal Treasures: Dr. Ed Keall, an archeologist and curator-in-charge of the Rom's West Asian department holds a centuries-old piece of pottery. He has spent five years of his career working in the Middle East.
10/20/1989
For the birds: Avid birdwatcher Bill Smith, 63, loves nothing more than to get away from people and close to the birds
For the birds: Avid birdwatcher Bill Smith, 63, loves nothing more than to get away from people and close to the birds
4/27/1982
Allan Baker: Ornithology department curator favors more lifelike gallery.
Allan Baker: Ornithology department curator favors more lifelike gallery.
3/27/1991
Allan Baker, co-owner of Video Program Services, says: Show me something . . . that will sell on the world market and I'll put money in it.
Allan Baker, co-owner of Video Program Services, says: Show me something . . . that will sell on the world market and I'll put money in it.
2/9/1976
What's up? A newly hatched cockatiel takes a look at the world as he stands on the hand of John Bennett, the birdman of Durham. The Uxbridge resident imports and breeds exotic birds and has a stock of 400 feathered friends ranging from finches to toucans.
What's up? A newly hatched cockatiel takes a look at the world as he stands on the hand of John Bennett, the birdman of Durham. The Uxbridge resident imports and breeds exotic birds and has a stock of 400 feathered friends ranging from finches to toucans.
6/15/1982
A fine-feathered friend: Barred rock rooster -- an old English game cock -- is one of award-winning birds on Gerald Donnelly's Caledon farm.
A fine-feathered friend: Barred rock rooster -- an old English game cock -- is one of award-winning birds on Gerald Donnelly's Caledon farm.
4/15/1981
Tacky Tubes: Don Hunter, left, and Simon Bull sell Buzz-off, a stickly but non-toxic substance that keeps birds from landing on statues and buildings
Tacky Tubes: Don Hunter, left, and Simon Bull sell Buzz-off, a stickly but non-toxic substance that keeps birds from landing on statues and buildings
4/11/1991
Alf Bunker, doesn't charge for rides on his Cherrywood Pickering Railway but his sister, Dorothy, 75, likes to wear a conductor's cap and punch tickets just for the fun of it. Bunker also has been banding wild birds for 20 years.
Alf Bunker, doesn't charge for rides on his Cherrywood Pickering Railway but his sister, Dorothy, 75, likes to wear a conductor's cap and punch tickets just for the fun of it. Bunker also has been banding wild birds for 20 years.
8/9/1973
Modern Falconer: Wildlife control officer Keith Everett subdues a wild red-tall hawk at Pearson Airport. His company is hired to keep birds and wild animals off the runways and out of aircraft engines.
Modern Falconer: Wildlife control officer Keith Everett subdues a wild red-tall hawk at Pearson Airport. His company is hired to keep birds and wild animals off the runways and out of aircraft engines.
7/5/1991