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Men of steel: John T. Hepburn Ltd. Has been producing monster-sized equipment for 75 years.
Men of steel: John T. Hepburn Ltd. Has been producing monster-sized equipment for 75 years.

Men of steel: John T. Hepburn Ltd. Has been producing monster-sized equipment for 75 years.

Date12/15/1980
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0128337F
Veteran snowshoer: Ralph Bice of Kearney, who has been a snowshoer for 75 of his 81 years, says rawhide from white cows is more durable than rawhide from red cows.
Veteran snowshoer: Ralph Bice of Kearney, who has been a snowshoer for 75 of his 81 years, says rawhide from white cows is more durable than rawhide from red cows.
2/6/1981
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
Drink up: Philosophy professor Kuni Fann turned his hand to producing and selling a herbal drink after friends liked his caffeine-free concoction. He has taken a year off teaching and invested thousands in the venture.
Drink up: Philosophy professor Kuni Fann turned his hand to producing and selling a herbal drink after friends liked his caffeine-free concoction. He has taken a year off teaching and invested thousands in the venture.
5/1/1991
Vivid memories: Harold Murray, 87, has seen the world evolve during the 75 years since he went around Kettleby as a boy and lit the gas lamps every evening
Vivid memories: Harold Murray, 87, has seen the world evolve during the 75 years since he went around Kettleby as a boy and lit the gas lamps every evening
1/21/1982
Parting gift: Retiring postman Bob Cooper holds a miniature mailbox filled with money given to him by residents on his route in the Keele St. Eglinton Ave. area on the weekend. About 75 neighbors turned out for the retirement party for Cooper, who has a delivered their mail for 32 years.
Parting gift: Retiring postman Bob Cooper holds a miniature mailbox filled with money given to him by residents on his route in the Keele St. Eglinton Ave. area on the weekend. About 75 neighbors turned out for the retirement party for Cooper, who has a delivered their mail for 32 years.
4/11/1987
Resources growth in the next decade will see Western Canada and the North producing more than half Canada's mineral output, says A. E. Boone of Joy Manufacturing (Canada) Ltd. He spoke yesterday to the CAnadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Resources growth in the next decade will see Western Canada and the North producing more than half Canada's mineral output, says A. E. Boone of Joy Manufacturing (Canada) Ltd. He spoke yesterday to the CAnadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
4/21/1970
Only one company so far is producing oil from Alberta tar sands and Great Canadian Oil Sands Ltd
Only one company so far is producing oil from Alberta tar sands and Great Canadian Oil Sands Ltd
7/7/1976
One happy man: Harry Chubby Ferriman, 75, still operates a service station at Avenue Rd. and Chaplin Cres. Ferriman has been in the business since 1928 and got his first job as a service station attendant with Imperial Oil at the age of 17. Time is the es
One happy man: Harry Chubby Ferriman, 75, still operates a service station at Avenue Rd. and Chaplin Cres. Ferriman has been in the business since 1928 and got his first job as a service station attendant with Imperial Oil at the age of 17. Time is the es
12/22/1986
Woodcarver Frank Smith, 79, examines one of the hundreds of colorful life-sized models of Canadian birds he carved over the past 50 years
Woodcarver Frank Smith, 79, examines one of the hundreds of colorful life-sized models of Canadian birds he carved over the past 50 years
1/23/1968
Mr. Vitamin E, as Bill Gutterson is called, stands in the Rexdale office of Webber Pharmaceuticals Ltd., which has increased sales by 40 per cent over last year. There's been a great revival in vitamin E. It's being used for everything from heart trouble to pollution ailments.
Mr. Vitamin E, as Bill Gutterson is called, stands in the Rexdale office of Webber Pharmaceuticals Ltd., which has increased sales by 40 per cent over last year. There's been a great revival in vitamin E. It's being used for everything from heart trouble to pollution ailments.
10/1/1971
Helping hands: Murray Dryden, left, has been sending bedkits for years to Third World children. With him are Marybelle Lynch, and Bette and John Sergeant, who will be travelling overseas soon to distribute the packages.
Helping hands: Murray Dryden, left, has been sending bedkits for years to Third World children. With him are Marybelle Lynch, and Bette and John Sergeant, who will be travelling overseas soon to distribute the packages.
1/11/1986
Real traffic stoppers in Scarborough yesterday were Marjorie and Harry Gordaneer in their Santa Claus costumes. Mrs. Gordancer, who has been a crossing guard for 20 years and is president of the Metro school crossing guards' organization, has been handing out candy canes to youngsters at her crossing on Clonmore Dr. Husband Harry, who's an area supervisor with the borough's board of education, has been playing Santa at a number of schools this week.
Real traffic stoppers in Scarborough yesterday were Marjorie and Harry Gordaneer in their Santa Claus costumes. Mrs. Gordancer, who has been a crossing guard for 20 years and is president of the Metro school crossing guards' organization, has been handing out candy canes to youngsters at her crossing on Clonmore Dr. Husband Harry, who's an area supervisor with the borough's board of education, has been playing Santa at a number of schools this week.
12/22/1977