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The stone Henry House was built in 1844 and restored by the society about 25 years ago
The stone Henry House was built in 1844 and restored by the society about 25 years ago

The stone Henry House was built in 1844 and restored by the society about 25 years ago

Date8/15/1983
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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_0128159F
Business booming: Allan Cohen of Grant's Jewellers on Church St. with some of the items that he has bought recently. One man brought in an exquisite emerald he'd paid $34,000 (U.S.) for 2 1/2 years ago. Cohen bought it - for a third of that. I'm looking for a 10 to 15 per cent profit on the stone, Cohen says.
Business booming: Allan Cohen of Grant's Jewellers on Church St. with some of the items that he has bought recently. One man brought in an exquisite emerald he'd paid $34,000 (U.S.) for 2 1/2 years ago. Cohen bought it - for a third of that. I'm looking for a 10 to 15 per cent profit on the stone, Cohen says.
9/16/1982
Paul Speck, holding the school cat, Fred, started the Annex Village Campus after leaving the Catholic priesthood and marrying some 25 years ago
Paul Speck, holding the school cat, Fred, started the Annex Village Campus after leaving the Catholic priesthood and marrying some 25 years ago
2/1/1990
Jim Doris, president of the Kappa Alpha fraternity: I guess we're still the most Anglo frat, he says. But that doesn't mean we're all Anglos. When you look at our 1984 annual portrait, it's far different from 25 years ago.
Jim Doris, president of the Kappa Alpha fraternity: I guess we're still the most Anglo frat, he says. But that doesn't mean we're all Anglos. When you look at our 1984 annual portrait, it's far different from 25 years ago.
12/11/1985
Coming aboard: Harold Shield, 54, started the Toronto International Boat Show 25 years ago
Coming aboard: Harold Shield, 54, started the Toronto International Boat Show 25 years ago
1/13/1983
Foster Parents to more than 60 children over the past 25 years, Robert and Ada Fairlie of North York hold the medallion and scroll presented to them last night at the annual meeting of the Metro Toronto Children's Aid Society.
Foster Parents to more than 60 children over the past 25 years, Robert and Ada Fairlie of North York hold the medallion and scroll presented to them last night at the annual meeting of the Metro Toronto Children's Aid Society.
3/20/1974
Brian Doe, 29-year-old Briton, heads the British Ever Ready Co.'s assault on the Canadian battery market - estimated at $40 million a year. Doe, backed by a hefty advertising budget, hopes to capture 25 percent of battery sales in this country within five years. Growth rate in demand is about 8 per cent annually.
Brian Doe, 29-year-old Briton, heads the British Ever Ready Co.'s assault on the Canadian battery market - estimated at $40 million a year. Doe, backed by a hefty advertising budget, hopes to capture 25 percent of battery sales in this country within five years. Growth rate in demand is about 8 per cent annually.
10/29/1969
Man with a special touch. Stanley Gill uses his 40 years of working on Rolls Royce vehicles to help restore them today. The retired Willowdale man, here polishing his 1954 Silver Wraithe, owns 5 Rolls, 3 of them restored and available for special rental.
Man with a special touch. Stanley Gill uses his 40 years of working on Rolls Royce vehicles to help restore them today. The retired Willowdale man, here polishing his 1954 Silver Wraithe, owns 5 Rolls, 3 of them restored and available for special rental.
10/5/1992
Twice declared dead by doctors after being shot point-blank in the abdomen with a shotgun about two years ago, 61-year-old Arthur Sanders says his experience with death has transformed his life
Twice declared dead by doctors after being shot point-blank in the abdomen with a shotgun about two years ago, 61-year-old Arthur Sanders says his experience with death has transformed his life
3/24/1977
I have no bad feelings about it anymore, says 48-year-old Henry Specht of his five years in Russian labor camps
I have no bad feelings about it anymore, says 48-year-old Henry Specht of his five years in Russian labor camps
1/9/1977
Boldly dramatic: Top Toronto designer Robert Dirstein, right, with his huge embroidered portrait of a mandarin, found about 10 years ago at a Toronto estate auction.
Boldly dramatic: Top Toronto designer Robert Dirstein, right, with his huge embroidered portrait of a mandarin, found about 10 years ago at a Toronto estate auction.
12/3/1982
Mississauga's main man: Stan Spencer set a personal goal about 11 years ago to be a city manager
Mississauga's main man: Stan Spencer set a personal goal about 11 years ago to be a city manager
10/8/1992
Hindsight about foresight: Ten years ago, Bob Choma tried to convince officials there would be a rash of train derailments. Nobody listened.
Hindsight about foresight: Ten years ago, Bob Choma tried to convince officials there would be a rash of train derailments. Nobody listened.
3/25/1982