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The statue of Sir James Pliny Whitney, premier of Ontario from 1905 to 1914, for whom Whitney Public School on Rosedale Heights Dr. is named, seems to(...)
The statue of Sir James Pliny Whitney, premier of Ontario from 1905 to 1914, for whom Whitney Public School on Rosedale Heights Dr. is named, seems to(...)

The statue of Sir James Pliny Whitney, premier of Ontario from 1905 to 1914, for whom Whitney Public School on Rosedale Heights Dr. is named, seems to(...)

Date12/18/1973
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  • The statue of Sir James Pliny Whitney, premier of Ontario from 1905 to 1914, for whom Whitney Public School on Rosedale Heights Dr. is named, seems to(...)
  • The statue of Sir James Pliny Whitney; premier of Ontario from 1905 to 1914; for whom Whitney Public School on Rosedale Heights Dr. is named; seems to be addressing some of the estimated 30;000 teachers who massed at Queen's Park yesterday. Police called
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Original Toronto Star caption: The statue of Sir James Pliny Whitney; premier of Ontario from 1905 to 1914; for whom Whitney Public School on Rosedale Heights Dr. is named; seems to be addressing some of the estimated 30;000 teachers who massed at Queen's Park yesterday. Police called
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0012426F
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      Whitney, Sir James Pliny, 1843-1914
      Whitney, Sir James Pliny, 1843-1914
      Unknown
      1900
      Siesta in the summer sun. Noon-hour idlers take their ease beneath the Queen's Park statue of Sir James Pliny Whitney while yesterday's warm sunshine (...)
      Siesta in the summer sun. Noon-hour idlers take their ease beneath the Queen's Park statue of Sir James Pliny Whitney while yesterday's warm sunshine (...)
      Teskey, Frank
      7/9/1968
      Edward Vii, Memorial Service, Parliament Buildings, showing Lieutenant-Governor Sir John Morison Gibson and Premier Sir James Pliny Whitney
      Edward Vii, Memorial Service, Parliament Buildings, showing Lieutenant-Governor Sir John Morison Gibson and Premier Sir James Pliny Whitney
      Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910
      1910
      Unveil statue to late Sir James Whitney
      Unveil statue to late Sir James Whitney
      James, H.
      5/27/1927
      Whitney Block, named after Sir James, features one of first Toronto skyscrapers
      Whitney Block, named after Sir James, features one of first Toronto skyscrapers
      Goode, Jeff
      3/14/1979
      Metro-area pair share $2,198,318 Lotto 6/49 pot, James Wardle, 47, left, of Port Credit and Bruce Whitney, 35, of Brampton celebrate their $2,198,318 (...)
      Metro-area pair share $2,198,318 Lotto 6/49 pot, James Wardle, 47, left, of Port Credit and Bruce Whitney, 35, of Brampton celebrate their $2,198,318 (...)
      Bull, Ron
      12/10/1987
      James Ting: Semi-Tech Inc. boss believes the well-known Singer name will carry the company's fortunes to new heights.
      James Ting: Semi-Tech Inc. boss believes the well-known Singer name will carry the company's fortunes to new heights.
      Loek, Dick
      7/31/1991
      Why borrowers are blue: James Theodoro of Cedar Heights Home Hardware says his borrowing costs this year will be around $25,000 compared with $9,000 in 1979, and the result is he won't be able to hire temporary sales people to handle the spring rush
      Why borrowers are blue: James Theodoro of Cedar Heights Home Hardware says his borrowing costs this year will be around $25,000 compared with $9,000 in 1979, and the result is he won't be able to hire temporary sales people to handle the spring rush
      Mahler, John
      4/10/1980
      Two orphans from South Viet Nam are happily settled into the family of Alice and Lee Whitney, who also have four daughters - two of them adopted. Whit(...)
      Two orphans from South Viet Nam are happily settled into the family of Alice and Lee Whitney, who also have four daughters - two of them adopted. Whit(...)
      Griffin, Doug
      4/14/1975
      Victory Toast: Celebrating election victory of candidates they endorsed, clockwise from left, Whitney Smith, William Kilbourn, Marc Brien, Trish Beaty, Allan Sparrow, Anne Stephaniuk and Susan Sparrow raise a toast
      Victory Toast: Celebrating election victory of candidates they endorsed, clockwise from left, Whitney Smith, William Kilbourn, Marc Brien, Trish Beaty, Allan Sparrow, Anne Stephaniuk and Susan Sparrow raise a toast
      Bock, Tony
      11/15/1988
      Graeme Eadie, pres., (far left) and Chmn. Charles Masson (far right) greet John P. Curtin Jr., of Goldman Sachs, Kenneth C. Whitney, Managing Director, The Blackstone Group, and Brian Muzyk, V.P. Real Estate of Ontario Teachers.
      Graeme Eadie, pres., (far left) and Chmn. Charles Masson (far right) greet John P. Curtin Jr., of Goldman Sachs, Kenneth C. Whitney, Managing Director, The Blackstone Group, and Brian Muzyk, V.P. Real Estate of Ontario Teachers.
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      7/31/1995
      And over there we have . . . A statue in the garden at the home of John David Eaton, seems to be showing the points of interest to a group of visitors(...)
      And over there we have . . . A statue in the garden at the home of John David Eaton, seems to be showing the points of interest to a group of visitors(...)
      Eaton, John David
      9/16/1969