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Don't worry, they're pickled. Dr. E. J. Crossman, head of the Royal Ontario Museum's department of ichthyology and herpetology, checks two sharks he has taken from an alcohol solution. He's making the checks as the museum moves 1 million fish specimens to a warehouse during renovations.
Don't worry, they're pickled. Dr. E. J. Crossman, head of the Royal Ontario Museum's department of ichthyology and herpetology, checks two sharks he has taken from an alcohol solution. He's making the checks as the museum moves 1 million fish specimens to a warehouse during renovations.

Don't worry, they're pickled. Dr. E. J. Crossman, head of the Royal Ontario Museum's department of ichthyology and herpetology, checks two sharks he has taken from an alcohol solution. He's making the checks as the museum moves 1 million fish specimens to a warehouse during renovations.

Date8/26/1977
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Hundreds of rocks are displayed in the mineralogy department laboratory of the Royal Ontario Museum as Dr. Joseph Mandarino, head of the department, talks with 13-year-old Steven Berdock. Steven began collecting specimens two years ago and is proud of the display he has at home. The museum's collection is one of the fienst in North America and among the best ten in the world.
Hundreds of rocks are displayed in the mineralogy department laboratory of the Royal Ontario Museum as Dr. Joseph Mandarino, head of the department, talks with 13-year-old Steven Berdock. Steven began collecting specimens two years ago and is proud of the display he has at home. The museum's collection is one of the fienst in North America and among the best ten in the world.
1/8/1971
Artist Frank de Matteis, 21, became intrigued with birds printed on the back of bubble gum cards when he was 11 and now borrows specimens from museums(...)
Artist Frank de Matteis, 21, became intrigued with birds printed on the back of bubble gum cards when he was 11 and now borrows specimens from museums(...)
8/22/1973
Salmon are back - this is no fish story, Natural Resources worker John Bisset checks an Atlantic salmon taken from Credit River for testing. After a r(...)
Salmon are back - this is no fish story, Natural Resources worker John Bisset checks an Atlantic salmon taken from Credit River for testing. After a r(...)
10/26/1990
Studying rocks is a complicated business. Here Dr. Joseph Mandarino shows 13-year-old Steven Berdock how to operate an x-ray spectograph which is used by the museum for analyzing chemical materials in specimens.
Studying rocks is a complicated business. Here Dr. Joseph Mandarino shows 13-year-old Steven Berdock how to operate an x-ray spectograph which is used by the museum for analyzing chemical materials in specimens.
1/8/1971
Ray Fischer, museum artist, working on a cyclorama setting for some of the new specimens
Ray Fischer, museum artist, working on a cyclorama setting for some of the new specimens
2/18/1933
Peter Buerschaper is senior technician in the ichthyology department at the Royal Ontario Museum whose drawings of fish are becoming well known. Some of his work will be displayed at the annual meeting of the Federation of Ontario Naturalists to be held at Niagara Falls from April 10 to 12.
Peter Buerschaper is senior technician in the ichthyology department at the Royal Ontario Museum whose drawings of fish are becoming well known. Some of his work will be displayed at the annual meeting of the Federation of Ontario Naturalists to be held at Niagara Falls from April 10 to 12.
3/9/1970
Fishy stories: Allan Foster, curator at the Kortright Centre, checks a small fish trap, which will be part of the Little Fish stories program at the centre Saturday, Sunday and holiday Monday at 2:30 p
Fishy stories: Allan Foster, curator at the Kortright Centre, checks a small fish trap, which will be part of the Little Fish stories program at the centre Saturday, Sunday and holiday Monday at 2:30 p
6/19/1991
Big, fat gooey ones. Her hunting lamp strapped to her head, Mrs. Anibal Cordeiro checks night's harvest of fish bait from York Downs Golf Club--9,000 (...)
Big, fat gooey ones. Her hunting lamp strapped to her head, Mrs. Anibal Cordeiro checks night's harvest of fish bait from York Downs Golf Club--9,000 (...)
5/12/1968
Keith Brown checks his Siamese fighting fish in preparation for hobbyists' show in North York
Keith Brown checks his Siamese fighting fish in preparation for hobbyists' show in North York
11/2/1978
Like new: Tom Annand checks the gleaming bumpers as they come out of their chrome bath, just before they're carefully packed for shipping
Like new: Tom Annand checks the gleaming bumpers as they come out of their chrome bath, just before they're carefully packed for shipping
5/5/1982
Sunshine smile: The actress who entranced the world in the move Never On Sunday, Melina Mercouri checks out the Rosedale house where her husband is making a movie
Sunshine smile: The actress who entranced the world in the move Never On Sunday, Melina Mercouri checks out the Rosedale house where her husband is making a movie
8/9/1979
Help for Mike, Former Toronto goalie Mike Palmateer is vulnerable as he spawls in his crease, but he gets help from Dennis ververgaert (23) who checks Leafs' John Anderson last night
Help for Mike, Former Toronto goalie Mike Palmateer is vulnerable as he spawls in his crease, but he gets help from Dennis ververgaert (23) who checks Leafs' John Anderson last night
10/4/1980