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It took some climbing but this lad has reached a CNE fountain for thirst relief
It took some climbing but this lad has reached a CNE fountain for thirst relief

It took some climbing but this lad has reached a CNE fountain for thirst relief

Date6/16/1955
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Original Toronto Star caption: It took some climbing but this lad has reached a CNE fountain for thirst relief. The heat; starting tomorrow; will be general throughout the province.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0017623F
      Cool pastime: Kelly Hood, 23, left, and Roisin Cadieux, 23, both of Toronto, find some relief from yesterday's heat under a fountain at the Ex
      Cool pastime: Kelly Hood, 23, left, and Roisin Cadieux, 23, both of Toronto, find some relief from yesterday's heat under a fountain at the Ex
      Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
      8/17/1990
      A girl steps out of a fountain after being dunked as two friends turn away laughing. 
      Dunking's fun for everyone. Climbing out of the pool of a fountain on Centre Island yesterday, Denise McCarroll is drenched but happy she was dunked
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      6/27/1972
      Meet me at the fountain has long been a familiar expression of CNE visitors even from the time when straw hats were popular as they were when this photo was taken
      Meet me at the fountain has long been a familiar expression of CNE visitors even from the time when straw hats were popular as they were when this photo was taken
      Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
      n.d.
      Big thirsts: Raghib (Rocket) Ismail and Mike (Pinball) Clemons: upper right: work up some big thirsts yesterday while making final preparations for the home opener tomorrow night
      Big thirsts: Raghib (Rocket) Ismail and Mike (Pinball) Clemons: upper right: work up some big thirsts yesterday while making final preparations for the home opener tomorrow night
      Hunter, Paul
      7/16/1991
      Piano teacher Boris Berlin, 78, has taught some 1,000 students at the Royal Conservatory of Music and reached hundreds of thousands more through his piano books, which have sold 4 million copies. 'A person will love music if he understands it,' he believes.
      Piano teacher Boris Berlin, 78, has taught some 1,000 students at the Royal Conservatory of Music and reached hundreds of thousands more through his piano books, which have sold 4 million copies. 'A person will love music if he understands it,' he believes.
      Lennon, Frank
      6/21/1985
      Greeting a relative who has arrived safely and passed through immigration controls is a relief for some Canadian residents. Some visitors never get tot see their friends before being sent back
      Greeting a relative who has arrived safely and passed through immigration controls is a relief for some Canadian residents. Some visitors never get tot see their friends before being sent back
      Darrell, Dick
      11/29/1974
      Riding High on Rocks. City Hall square was so jammed yesterday afternoon that younsters took to climbing over the pool as Toronto's Lighthouse rock gr(...)
      Riding High on Rocks. City Hall square was so jammed yesterday afternoon that younsters took to climbing over the pool as Toronto's Lighthouse rock gr(...)
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      9/1/1970
      Bronte's Lighthouse and pier, built about 50 years ago, took a beating in yesterday's storm winds that reached gale proportions doing the damage. Moun(...)
      Bronte's Lighthouse and pier, built about 50 years ago, took a beating in yesterday's storm winds that reached gale proportions doing the damage. Moun(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      1/3/1948
      Climbing into his Rig, truck driver Frank Laviola knows his pay has been cut about $12 a week
      Climbing into his Rig, truck driver Frank Laviola knows his pay has been cut about $12 a week
      Brennan, Pat
      12/16/1975
      Michael Wilson: National debt has reached critical mass
      Michael Wilson: National debt has reached critical mass
      Loek, Dick
      4/10/1989
      Ammunition for small arms in Canada has reached the astronomical figure of 2,500,000,000 rounds
      Ammunition for small arms in Canada has reached the astronomical figure of 2,500,000,000 rounds
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      9/1/1943
      Image shows an aerial view of the CN Tower and Toronto buildings.
      The Toronto skyline has been in a state of almost constant change since the end of World War II as the population of Metro reached 2.25 million, farml(...)
      Loek, Dick
      3/26/1975