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View? what view?, The good news about working as a Toronto Hydro Lineman like Steve Ruscitti is the great vistas of Toronto neighborhoods from the raised bucket he works in all day
View? what view?, The good news about working as a Toronto Hydro Lineman like Steve Ruscitti is the great vistas of Toronto neighborhoods from the raised bucket he works in all day

View? what view?, The good news about working as a Toronto Hydro Lineman like Steve Ruscitti is the great vistas of Toronto neighborhoods from the raised bucket he works in all day

Date11/16/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: View? what view?, The good news about working as a Toronto Hydro Lineman like Steve Ruscitti is the great vistas of Toronto neighborhoods from the raised bucket he works in all day.
GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0008854F
Lineman spares that tree, Ontario Hydro lineman Bernie Dore installs a line on new main feeder poles, eight feet taller than the old ones (right), going through Georgetown
Lineman spares that tree, Ontario Hydro lineman Bernie Dore installs a line on new main feeder poles, eight feet taller than the old ones (right), going through Georgetown
Norris, Dave
7/26/1973
A broken power line is repaired by Mississauga lineman Bob Nelson early today after an area of the town was blacked out by wind, freezing rain and sno(...)
A broken power line is repaired by Mississauga lineman Bob Nelson early today after an area of the town was blacked out by wind, freezing rain and sno(...)
Norris, Dave
2/22/1971
Image shows an aerial view of a Transformer Station.
Hydro Transformer Station, Millwood Road, east side, between Village Station Road and Overlea Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario
Dominion Government Secretary of State
1938-02
A busy day on Toronto hydro poles, More action, still, when Hydro sells the poles
A busy day on Toronto hydro poles, More action, still, when Hydro sells the poles
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
4/2/1969
Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, last page of contract signed with City of Toronto
Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, last page of contract signed with City of Toronto
Ontario Hydro
1908
Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, signing of contract with City of Toronto, by the city
Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, signing of contract with City of Toronto, by the city
Ontario Hydro
5/7/1908
Explosion aftermath: Tom Griffiths, Ontario Hydro's Toronto district manager, stands to the right of the transformer that exploded
Explosion aftermath: Tom Griffiths, Ontario Hydro's Toronto district manager, stands to the right of the transformer that exploded
Faught, Ken
4/25/1990
A change of light, Replacing and maintaining lightbulbs in city street lamps is a full-time job for several Toronto Hydro work crews
A change of light, Replacing and maintaining lightbulbs in city street lamps is a full-time job for several Toronto Hydro work crews
Loek, Dick
7/5/1973
Doctor in the house: Around Toronto Hydro, David Nurse, 36, is known as the doctor, for his expertise in fixing underground cables
Doctor in the house: Around Toronto Hydro, David Nurse, 36, is known as the doctor, for his expertise in fixing underground cables
Slaughter, Mike
8/21/1990
Pollution fighter: This 700-foot smokestack, built two years ago at a cost of $9 million, was designed to reduce air pollution at Ontario Hydro's Hearn generating plant on Toronto's waterfront
Pollution fighter: This 700-foot smokestack, built two years ago at a cost of $9 million, was designed to reduce air pollution at Ontario Hydro's Hearn generating plant on Toronto's waterfront
Spremo, Boris
8/3/1972
Ruck still smoulders after a blast at a Hydro sub-station blacked out downtown Toronto yesterday for 43 minutes
Ruck still smoulders after a blast at a Hydro sub-station blacked out downtown Toronto yesterday for 43 minutes
Norris, Dave
7/31/1969
Now, in-sert plug 'A' in socket 'B', These men in the street are Toronto Hydro workers Sid Byatt, left, and Rob McEldon at work in a manhole at the fo(...)
Now, in-sert plug 'A' in socket 'B', These men in the street are Toronto Hydro workers Sid Byatt, left, and Rob McEldon at work in a manhole at the fo(...)
Spremo, Boris
1/3/1974