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Air view shows ruins of manufacturers building
Air view shows ruins of manufacturers building

Air view shows ruins of manufacturers building

Date1/4/1961
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Original Toronto Star caption: Air view shows ruins of manufacturers building. Walls on north side (at top of photo) collapsed; causing firemen to leap for lives. CNE General Manager Hiram McCallum Estimates Loss at $2;500;000; Apart From Contents; Fears Fire Will Delay Plans for Exhibition Expansion.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000349F
Heart of Cobalt lies in ruins after fire yesterday destroyed up to 150 buildings, leaving about 400 people homeless
Heart of Cobalt lies in ruins after fire yesterday destroyed up to 150 buildings, leaving about 400 people homeless
Goode, Jeff
5/23/1977
A dead bird is crumpled at the bottom of a cage as firemen check the ruins of Roy Ivor s Erindale home after it was struck by fire yesterday. Ivor kep(...)
A dead bird is crumpled at the bottom of a cage as firemen check the ruins of Roy Ivor s Erindale home after it was struck by fire yesterday. Ivor kep(...)
Calleja, Frank
12/29/1970
Burned-out ruins of four Bloor subways cars are examined by firefighters at Christie subway station
Burned-out ruins of four Bloor subways cars are examined by firefighters at Christie subway station
Griffin, Doug
10/14/1976
A column of smoke, visible over a large area of Metro, rises from the flaming ruins of the Ashland Oil Co
A column of smoke, visible over a large area of Metro, rises from the flaming ruins of the Ashland Oil Co
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
5/14/1973
Restaurant ruins
Restaurant ruins
Russell, Steve
2/2/1989
Ice-sheathed ruins are all that remain of four stores and 10 offices above them, destroyed Saturday in a $700,000 blaze that swept part of central bus(...)
Ice-sheathed ruins are all that remain of four stores and 10 offices above them, destroyed Saturday in a $700,000 blaze that swept part of central bus(...)
Calleja, Frank
3/5/1972
Its high, peaked roof collapsed after spectacular blaze, ruins of St
Its high, peaked roof collapsed after spectacular blaze, ruins of St
Griffin, Doug
12/5/1968
Natural resources minister Rene Brunelle (left) and Northern Affairs Minister Leo Bernier tramp through the ruins of Cobalt, devastated by $4 million (...)
Natural resources minister Rene Brunelle (left) and Northern Affairs Minister Leo Bernier tramp through the ruins of Cobalt, devastated by $4 million (...)
Goode, Jeff
5/25/1977
Looking for family mementoes and anything they can salvage ruins of family home after Cobalt fire are Mrs
Looking for family mementoes and anything they can salvage ruins of family home after Cobalt fire are Mrs
Goode, Jeff
5/25/1977
Charred ruin
Charred ruin
Toronto Star (Firm)
2/14/1982
Palace pier is a smoking ruin after five-hour fire fought by more than 40 firemen
Palace pier is a smoking ruin after five-hour fire fought by more than 40 firemen
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
1/7/1963
Screens are difficult to remove in the North York townhouse project where six persons died in a fire yesterday, as Herbert Green, a neighbor, shows. M(...)
Screens are difficult to remove in the North York townhouse project where six persons died in a fire yesterday, as Herbert Green, a neighbor, shows. M(...)
Spremo, Boris
5/14/1974