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Tall tale, Honest, sarge, he was 26 feet tall, Metro police Constable Jim McAleer might report after looking up in amazement at Mike Onciul, who, atop(...)
Tall tale, Honest, sarge, he was 26 feet tall, Metro police Constable Jim McAleer might report after looking up in amazement at Mike Onciul, who, atop(...)

Tall tale, Honest, sarge, he was 26 feet tall, Metro police Constable Jim McAleer might report after looking up in amazement at Mike Onciul, who, atop(...)

Date5/8/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Tall tale; Honest; sarge; he was 26 feet tall; Metro police Constable Jim McAleer might report after looking up in amazement at Mike Onciul; who; atop 20-foot stilts; was publicizing the Shrine circus yesterday.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0014956F
      Eight Feet, Two Inches tall, Don Koehler, left, of Chicago, chats with Jim Gellatly, head of the Materials Handling Show at the International Centre. (...)
      Eight Feet, Two Inches tall, Don Koehler, left, of Chicago, chats with Jim Gellatly, head of the Materials Handling Show at the International Centre. (...)
      Slaughter, Mike
      9/27/1976
      Police Chief Harold Adamson, 6 feet 2 1/2 inches tall and weighing 210 pounds, models navy and white birds-eye knit suit from George Richards Kingsize Clothes
      Police Chief Harold Adamson, 6 feet 2 1/2 inches tall and weighing 210 pounds, models navy and white birds-eye knit suit from George Richards Kingsize Clothes
      Adamson, Harold
      7/26/1972
      Athol Layton, wrestler and television commentator who stands 6 feet 6 inches tall, enjoys wearing a colorful houndstooth check jacket with slightly flared pants
      Athol Layton, wrestler and television commentator who stands 6 feet 6 inches tall, enjoys wearing a colorful houndstooth check jacket with slightly flared pants
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      7/26/1972
      Symbolic silo: Sitting 75 feet tall, 315 feet from Chatham Airport's western approach, it's farmer Walker's big weapon against progress
      Symbolic silo: Sitting 75 feet tall, 315 feet from Chatham Airport's western approach, it's farmer Walker's big weapon against progress
      McConnell, Colin
      5/31/1981
      An event five feet tall, Harry (Bob) Voulgaris, a restaurant owner (right), is fitted for a sports jacket in a new clothing shop restricted to men no taller than five-feet-five inches. Shop owner Lou Brown, left, says short men, generally pay too much for clothes, suffer humiliation in some stores.
      An event five feet tall, Harry (Bob) Voulgaris, a restaurant owner (right), is fitted for a sports jacket in a new clothing shop restricted to men no taller than five-feet-five inches. Shop owner Lou Brown, left, says short men, generally pay too much for clothes, suffer humiliation in some stores.
      Loek, Dick
      12/29/1977
      Defying icy roads, bitter iwnds and the longest highway in the world since he left Vancouver Jan. 7, adventurer Mike Flynn is cycling across Canada because it is there. The tall, 32-year-old cyclist from Niagara Falls is also zooming across the country -
      Defying icy roads, bitter iwnds and the longest highway in the world since he left Vancouver Jan. 7, adventurer Mike Flynn is cycling across Canada because it is there. The tall, 32-year-old cyclist from Niagara Falls is also zooming across the country -
      Cooper, David
      2/14/1983
      James Worrall, president of the Canadian Olympic Association, is 6 feet 5 inches and wears size 50 tall
      James Worrall, president of the Canadian Olympic Association, is 6 feet 5 inches and wears size 50 tall
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      7/26/1972
      Over-size drama: Above, floor lamp in George Bartello's living room is the largest in the world. Designed by Gaetano Pesce, it's eight feet tall and weighs over 500 pounds. Bartello, above, had it flown from Italy to stand over his grand piano.
      Over-size drama: Above, floor lamp in George Bartello's living room is the largest in the world. Designed by Gaetano Pesce, it's eight feet tall and weighs over 500 pounds. Bartello, above, had it flown from Italy to stand over his grand piano.
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      11/2/1982
      The Greatest basketball player, Wilt the Stilt Chamberlain, the 7 feet 2 inches tall idol of millions of teenagers, autographs programs for Shane Armi(...)
      The Greatest basketball player, Wilt the Stilt Chamberlain, the 7 feet 2 inches tall idol of millions of teenagers, autographs programs for Shane Armi(...)
      Chamberlain, Wilton Norman "Wilt", 1936-1999
      1/15/1971
      High on a hill: Conventional electricity is only used for light bulbs, stereo, television and appliances in this 65-foot tall, 3,000 square feet home
      High on a hill: Conventional electricity is only used for light bulbs, stereo, television and appliances in this 65-foot tall, 3,000 square feet home
      Calleja, Frank
      12/27/1990
      Healthy Elm to be felled, A still-healthy elm tree, 60 feet tall and 70 years old, will be chopped down by the city of Toronto because it stands dead (...)
      Healthy Elm to be felled, A still-healthy elm tree, 60 feet tall and 70 years old, will be chopped down by the city of Toronto because it stands dead (...)
      Teskey, Frank
      6/20/1973
      Statue of Hercules, 11 feet tall, towers over its creator, E
      Statue of Hercules, 11 feet tall, towers over its creator, E
      Darrell, Dick
      12/24/1974