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'I remember all the good times,' Margaret Shepherd said as she returned to Cobalt to view the ashes of the house in which she was born
'I remember all the good times,' Margaret Shepherd said as she returned to Cobalt to view the ashes of the house in which she was born

'I remember all the good times,' Margaret Shepherd said as she returned to Cobalt to view the ashes of the house in which she was born

Date5/26/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: 'I remember all the good times;' Margaret Shepherd said as she returned to Cobalt to view the ashes of the house in which she was born.
Country:Canada
Province or state:Ontario
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000524F
Neat picket pence stands unmarked by the fire in Cobalt yesterday that left the home it guarded and dozens more a pile of smouldering ashes. A residen(...)
Neat picket pence stands unmarked by the fire in Cobalt yesterday that left the home it guarded and dozens more a pile of smouldering ashes. A residen(...)
5/24/1977
Cooling the ashes. Scarborough firemen hose down still-glowing embers after a two-alarm fire above a Woolworth store at Eglinton Ave. E. and Brimley R(...)
Cooling the ashes. Scarborough firemen hose down still-glowing embers after a two-alarm fire above a Woolworth store at Eglinton Ave. E. and Brimley R(...)
2/7/1986
A fire captain wheels out ashes in a search for fire victims
A fire captain wheels out ashes in a search for fire victims
1/1/1980
Ashes of an unknown Canadian soldier which were brought to Canada and returned to Normanday are buried by Maj
Ashes of an unknown Canadian soldier which were brought to Canada and returned to Normanday are buried by Maj
4/22/1946
Burned-out shell is all that s left of a service station after fire in Cobalt yesterday razed heart of town
Burned-out shell is all that s left of a service station after fire in Cobalt yesterday razed heart of town
5/23/1977
Five families in backyard of small house they share after they were burned out of their Cobalt homes by Monday s fire
Five families in backyard of small house they share after they were burned out of their Cobalt homes by Monday s fire
5/26/1977
Homeless at Christmas. Crying, Monica Russell stands outside the burning apartment building on St. Clair Ave. W. at Atlas Ave. from which she, her hus(...)
Homeless at Christmas. Crying, Monica Russell stands outside the burning apartment building on St. Clair Ave. W. at Atlas Ave. from which she, her hus(...)
12/24/1975
Shari Thompson cradles three of her six kittens as she stands outside a burning rooming house on Melbourne Ave
Shari Thompson cradles three of her six kittens as she stands outside a burning rooming house on Melbourne Ave
10/11/1985
Money was already begun pouring in to aid Cobalt residents, including a $7,000 cheque from a Canadian Legion convention in London, Ont. Local mines ha(...)
Money was already begun pouring in to aid Cobalt residents, including a $7,000 cheque from a Canadian Legion convention in London, Ont. Local mines ha(...)
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
5/25/1977
Unable to comprehend the full impact of the disaster that has struck her family and hundreds of others in Cobalt, three-year-old Janice Moore sits pat(...)
Unable to comprehend the full impact of the disaster that has struck her family and hundreds of others in Cobalt, three-year-old Janice Moore sits pat(...)
5/26/1977
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
5/23/1977