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Crane operator
Crane operator

Crane operator

Date7/11/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: Crane operator: Joe Dowdall was at the top of his trade when the elevator crashed last Aug. 29. Now he spends most of his time in a wheelchair struggling to overcome his disability.
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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_0001005F
Emergency workers bring injured crane operator Joseph Dowdall, 31, out of the elevator for transfer to hospital
Emergency workers bring injured crane operator Joseph Dowdall, 31, out of the elevator for transfer to hospital
8/29/1987
Train derails in west end. CP Rail workers police wait for a crane to lift a boxcar, part of a freight train that derailed after being sideswiped by a(...)
Train derails in west end. CP Rail workers police wait for a crane to lift a boxcar, part of a freight train that derailed after being sideswiped by a(...)
5/10/1990
High wire heroics. Firefighters use a construction crane to lower an injured worker to safety yesterday from a stage being built at Harbourfront. The (...)
High wire heroics. Firefighters use a construction crane to lower an injured worker to safety yesterday from a stage being built at Harbourfront. The (...)
2/25/1992
Crane operator (right) works one of the world's largest mobile cranes
Crane operator (right) works one of the world's largest mobile cranes
8/11/1982
Operator of Standing Derrick. Sam Jones, operator of the derrick which stood the strain of the collapse of the crane on the opposite bank of the Wella(...)
Operator of Standing Derrick. Sam Jones, operator of the derrick which stood the strain of the collapse of the crane on the opposite bank of the Wella(...)
8/3/1928
A girl crane operator, Mrs. Blanche Millette, lifts a ten-ton load as easily as she would operate a sewing machine. She is one of thousands praying women have a definite place in ward plants
A girl crane operator, Mrs. Blanche Millette, lifts a ten-ton load as easily as she would operate a sewing machine. She is one of thousands praying women have a definite place in ward plants
1/1/1943
Adjusting: Above, former crane operator Joe Dowdall, 33, was injured in a runaway elevator accident at the Scotia Plaza construction site in August, 1987
Adjusting: Above, former crane operator Joe Dowdall, 33, was injured in a runaway elevator accident at the Scotia Plaza construction site in August, 1987
1/12/1989
Sparring match, Crew member Vasil Ivanov guides a crane operator who is installing a new bowsprit on the Toronto tall ship Empire Sandy. This bowsprit(...)
Sparring match, Crew member Vasil Ivanov guides a crane operator who is installing a new bowsprit on the Toronto tall ship Empire Sandy. This bowsprit(...)
12/4/1992
Pretty Sweet Job, Kevin Massey, standing on top of 30,000 tonnes of raw sugar, helps the crane operator guide the bucket for another load. The sugar w(...)
Pretty Sweet Job, Kevin Massey, standing on top of 30,000 tonnes of raw sugar, helps the crane operator guide the bucket for another load. The sugar w(...)
9/9/1991
On top of things as he talks to the crane operator is Bill (Sweet William) Eustace, the ironworkers' signalman on the afternoon shift of the CN Tower (...)
On top of things as he talks to the crane operator is Bill (Sweet William) Eustace, the ironworkers' signalman on the afternoon shift of the CN Tower (...)
10/19/1973
Sophia, or, The source and benefit of affliction
Sophia, or, The source and benefit of affliction
approximately 1860
Sophia, or, The source and benefit of affliction
Sophia, or, The source and benefit of affliction
1829