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Promoting with flare: He rented a castle in England to help sell Ontario's beans to the British
Promoting with flare: He rented a castle in England to help sell Ontario's beans to the British

Promoting with flare: He rented a castle in England to help sell Ontario's beans to the British

Date12/14/1984
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0127835F
He notes in his book, The Canadian Heritage Label Collection, that many famous Canadian artists earned their bread and beans designing can labels in the bygone era when every town had a cannery
He notes in his book, The Canadian Heritage Label Collection, that many famous Canadian artists earned their bread and beans designing can labels in the bygone era when every town had a cannery
7/16/1982
A hill of beans: Donald Prazmowski displays a model of his soy bean oil extracting invention.
A hill of beans: Donald Prazmowski displays a model of his soy bean oil extracting invention.
1/6/1983
Beans bonanza: A customer (top) picks over the bean bins at Casa Acorean while owner's son John Pavao breaks out a sack.
Beans bonanza: A customer (top) picks over the bean bins at Casa Acorean while owner's son John Pavao breaks out a sack.
4/3/1980
Full of beans: Ex-Mountie Tom Simpson has just learned that the man he fingered as the missing link in the Great Cuban Coffee Caper has pleaded guilty in a seattle Courtroom
Full of beans: Ex-Mountie Tom Simpson has just learned that the man he fingered as the missing link in the Great Cuban Coffee Caper has pleaded guilty in a seattle Courtroom
9/19/1980
White kidney bean, Kissing cousin to the red variety, these are often called canellini beans
White kidney bean, Kissing cousin to the red variety, these are often called canellini beans
4/3/1980
Astronomical Observations: Paul Delaney is right at home in York University's observatory. Because he's looking at sun spots, Delaney has the telescope pointed into the big star itself, in order to get some flare on the lens.
Astronomical Observations: Paul Delaney is right at home in York University's observatory. Because he's looking at sun spots, Delaney has the telescope pointed into the big star itself, in order to get some flare on the lens.
12/7/1990
Solid handlwork: Art Cooke spent the summer of '45 chiseling mortar off old bricks to build the home he and his wife still live in on Burnett Ave. Today, a high-rise looms near the site he bought for $350. Above, Cooke admires the sturdy bricks he bought for $352 and hauled in a rented truck from the Swift meatpacking plant.
Solid handlwork: Art Cooke spent the summer of '45 chiseling mortar off old bricks to build the home he and his wife still live in on Burnett Ave. Today, a high-rise looms near the site he bought for $350. Above, Cooke admires the sturdy bricks he bought for $352 and hauled in a rented truck from the Swift meatpacking plant.
10/7/1982
Farm worker harvesting beans using machine pulled by horses
Farm worker harvesting beans using machine pulled by horses
1916
Electric beans : create rich, red blood.
Electric beans : create rich, red blood.
1920 circa
Johnny Raia checks variety of beans at Pasquale bros
Johnny Raia checks variety of beans at Pasquale bros
4/4/1973
Beans
Beans
1/22/1998
The right roast: Lino Almeida, owner of Delta Coffee, puts great care into roasting the beans for his two specialties - espresso and gourmet coffees
The right roast: Lino Almeida, owner of Delta Coffee, puts great care into roasting the beans for his two specialties - espresso and gourmet coffees
11/6/1989