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Huge pumpkin a Halloween fantasy
Huge pumpkin a Halloween fantasy

Huge pumpkin a Halloween fantasy

Date10/25/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: Huge pumpkin a Halloween fantasy. Alison March; 6; shopping for her Halloween pumpkin at Greenview Fruit Market on Danforth Ave.; couldn't resist climbing on to the biggest one she's ever seen. Grown at Holland Marsh; it weighs 107 kilograms (235 pounds). Proceeds of the market's pumpkin sales go to the Canadian Cancer Society.
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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_0007743F
Halloween is a heavy task, Erica Famularo, 20 months, is finding that getting ready for Halloweeen can be a heavy burden as she selects her pumpkin at the Burnhamthorpe Fruit Market in Mississauga
Halloween is a heavy task, Erica Famularo, 20 months, is finding that getting ready for Halloweeen can be a heavy burden as she selects her pumpkin at the Burnhamthorpe Fruit Market in Mississauga
10/23/1989
Playing with pumpkins. Shannon Konoby, 5, and Andrew Quinn, 3, pick the perfect pumpkin to turn into a jack-o'-lantern, a pie or maybe even a princess(...)
Playing with pumpkins. Shannon Konoby, 5, and Andrew Quinn, 3, pick the perfect pumpkin to turn into a jack-o'-lantern, a pie or maybe even a princess(...)
10/5/1989
Playmates in the pumpkin patch, Ava Auyeung, 11, (left) and sister Helga, 9, pick their prized pumpkins from a plentiful supply of about 20,000 at Stroud's Farm on Highway 2 in Pickering
Playmates in the pumpkin patch, Ava Auyeung, 11, (left) and sister Helga, 9, pick their prized pumpkins from a plentiful supply of about 20,000 at Stroud's Farm on Highway 2 in Pickering
10/22/1990
Plunked down in pumpkin patch, Alex McLeod, 5, and Stephanie Cousens, 5, of Georgetown share a love of pumpkins - and a umbrella - while visiting Andr(...)
Plunked down in pumpkin patch, Alex McLeod, 5, and Stephanie Cousens, 5, of Georgetown share a love of pumpkins - and a umbrella - while visiting Andr(...)
10/12/1990
Proud siblings produce 200-pound pumpkin, Darcy Parker, 12, and his sister, Yvette Parker, 11, of Whitby, proved teir horticultual skills by growing this giant pumpkin
Proud siblings produce 200-pound pumpkin, Darcy Parker, 12, and his sister, Yvette Parker, 11, of Whitby, proved teir horticultual skills by growing this giant pumpkin
10/19/1987
Peter pumpkin-eater would love these beauties, Andrew Wannop, 6 and his sister Alison, 3, admire some of the Big max pumpkins raised by their mother on their Markham farm
Peter pumpkin-eater would love these beauties, Andrew Wannop, 6 and his sister Alison, 3, admire some of the Big max pumpkins raised by their mother on their Markham farm
9/23/1986
A Halloween hat for Katie, What can you do with a pumpkin
A Halloween hat for Katie, What can you do with a pumpkin
10/10/1988
Sea of pumpkins heading for metro
Sea of pumpkins heading for metro
10/16/1990
Antionette Amodeo checks out the more than 1,000 pumpkins on display at Islington Nursery on Islington Ave.
Antionette Amodeo checks out the more than 1,000 pumpkins on display at Islington Nursery on Islington Ave.
10/13/1989
Mom, I've found the perfect jack-o-lantern!, Seven-month-old Haley Smith of Brampton is plunk in the middle of a pile of pumpkins for sale at 8827 Mississauga Rd.
Mom, I've found the perfect jack-o-lantern!, Seven-month-old Haley Smith of Brampton is plunk in the middle of a pile of pumpkins for sale at 8827 Mississauga Rd.
10/13/1987
Two-year-old Rachel Regina hugs one of the eighty 250-pound pumpkins you can buy for $100 at the Greenview Fruit Market on Danforth Ave. Proceeds go t(...)
Two-year-old Rachel Regina hugs one of the eighty 250-pound pumpkins you can buy for $100 at the Greenview Fruit Market on Danforth Ave. Proceeds go t(...)
10/23/1989
They'll make a lot of Jack-O'-Lanterns, With frost expected, Mary Schembri (left) had to take in the pumpkins she raises on her 4 1/2 acres on Birchmo(...)
They'll make a lot of Jack-O'-Lanterns, With frost expected, Mary Schembri (left) had to take in the pumpkins she raises on her 4 1/2 acres on Birchmo(...)
10/2/1975