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The Corn Dolly revived, Medieval reapers in England, where corn means any grain, made corn dollies of the last sheaf of grain, and sat the doll, in cl(...)
The Corn Dolly revived, Medieval reapers in England, where corn means any grain, made corn dollies of the last sheaf of grain, and sat the doll, in cl(...)

The Corn Dolly revived, Medieval reapers in England, where corn means any grain, made corn dollies of the last sheaf of grain, and sat the doll, in cl(...)

Date9/8/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: The Corn Dolly revived; Medieval reapers in England; where corn means any grain; made corn dollies of the last sheaf of grain; and sat the doll; in clothes of colored paper; in a pew in church for the harvest service. Knox United Church in Caledon revived the custom yesterday and 6-year-old Tim Brooksbank got a closer look after the service.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0013317F
      Fistful of dollies: Even though David Field is confined to a wheel chair, he is an accomplished dollmaker, creating reproduction Canadian dolls ranging from early explorers Etienne Brule and John Cabot to modern day politicians like Pierre Trudeau and Bri
      Fistful of dollies: Even though David Field is confined to a wheel chair, he is an accomplished dollmaker, creating reproduction Canadian dolls ranging from early explorers Etienne Brule and John Cabot to modern day politicians like Pierre Trudeau and Bri
      Dexter, Brian
      8/5/1987
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      Beaty, Keith
      10/28/1985
      Sweet success: Tom Chudleigh of Chudleigh's Apple Farm, near Milton, poses with some ears of a new strain of super sweet corn, which has the ability to stay sweeter long that other types of corn.
      Sweet success: Tom Chudleigh of Chudleigh's Apple Farm, near Milton, poses with some ears of a new strain of super sweet corn, which has the ability to stay sweeter long that other types of corn.
      Stuparyk, Michael
      8/8/1987
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      Stuparyk, Michael
      9/7/1985
      Canada and corn-laws, or, No corn-laws, no Canada
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      Gourlay, Robert, 1778-1863
      1852
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      White-suited Charley Pride last night was an island of sincerity in a sea of corn at the CNE country and western show, says Star staff writer Doug Fea(...)
      Bull, Ron
      8/29/1973
      Price List for Toronto Reapers and Toronto Mowers
      Price List for Toronto Reapers and Toronto Mowers
      Toronto Reaper and Mower Co.
      1880
      Hello Dolly. Marian Fasan, owner of Marian's Doll House in Richmond Hill, looks over reproductions of antique dolls at her factory. The factory, behin(...)
      Hello Dolly. Marian Fasan, owner of Marian's Doll House in Richmond Hill, looks over reproductions of antique dolls at her factory. The factory, behin(...)
      McConnell, Colin
      11/2/1978
      Jockey Cash Asmussen, who rode longshot Mill Native to victory in the Arlington Million race yesterday, hugs Carol Ray, wife of the horse's owner Corn(...)
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      Toronto Star (Firm)
      8/21/1988
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      Edivaldo da Silva's foot amongst cut corn
      Power, Peter
      9/25/1998
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      Alexander & Cable Lithographing Co. Ltd
      189-?
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      Barrymore, Ethel, 1879-1959
      9/13/1941