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Pain in the back: Michael Burrell tries to lift some of the 17 telephone books he received
Pain in the back: Michael Burrell tries to lift some of the 17 telephone books he received

Pain in the back: Michael Burrell tries to lift some of the 17 telephone books he received

Date4/19/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: Pain in the back: Michael Burrell tries to lift some of the 17 telephone books he received.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0017887F
      Tiny telephone: Motorola's Ron Bills tries out the 9800XL portable phone, which the company claims is the smallest and lightest on the market.
      Tiny telephone: Motorola's Ron Bills tries out the 9800XL portable phone, which the company claims is the smallest and lightest on the market.
      Griffin, Doug
      10/5/1989
      You can Rap with the chief, said one 17-year-old youth about Burlington police chief Ken Skerrett, centre, who tries to help young people before they get into trouble
      You can Rap with the chief, said one 17-year-old youth about Burlington police chief Ken Skerrett, centre, who tries to help young people before they get into trouble
      Barkley, Harold
      4/28/1970
      One of the 17 women working in the Undeliverable Mail Office, Violet Toth tries to track down destination of misguided letters on her desk. Last year,(...)
      One of the 17 women working in the Undeliverable Mail Office, Violet Toth tries to track down destination of misguided letters on her desk. Last year,(...)
      Cooper, David
      12/21/1977
      Look out!. . . The Mayor's coming. Surveying his progress with some dismay as he tries to steer a motorized bathtub that would only turn one way, Mayo(...)
      Look out!. . . The Mayor's coming. Surveying his progress with some dismay as he tries to steer a motorized bathtub that would only turn one way, Mayo(...)
      Bezant, Graham
      8/30/1971
      Suffering pain: Without this $3,500 radio transmitter to send signals to a receiver implanted in his back, Reinhard Schlieker will have to relief from the chronic back pain he suffers
      Suffering pain: Without this $3,500 radio transmitter to send signals to a receiver implanted in his back, Reinhard Schlieker will have to relief from the chronic back pain he suffers
      Slaughter, Mike
      6/20/1985
      Kenny Burrell
      Kenny Burrell
      Lennon, Frank
      2/6/1967
      Dusting for clues: Carleene Burrell of Oakville takes fingerprints from a stove top at a crime scene, part of a two-day crash course in basic training
      Dusting for clues: Carleene Burrell of Oakville takes fingerprints from a stove top at a crime scene, part of a two-day crash course in basic training
      Stuparyk, Michael
      7/9/1991
      Camp's aim: Responding to allegations that counsellors at Kamp Kuriou told kids they'd burn in hell for listening to rock records, director David Bowen, sharing a joke with Michael Morrow, 13, and Sandi Melnichuk, 16, said all the camp tries to do is give kids love.
      Camp's aim: Responding to allegations that counsellors at Kamp Kuriou told kids they'd burn in hell for listening to rock records, director David Bowen, sharing a joke with Michael Morrow, 13, and Sandi Melnichuk, 16, said all the camp tries to do is give kids love.
      Stuparyk, Michael
      9/1/1981
      Shoeless in the snow, this worshipper at the Shromani Sikh temple tries unsuccessfully to convince a police officer to let him go back for his shoes after a brawl between factions on Sunday
      Shoeless in the snow, this worshipper at the Shromani Sikh temple tries unsuccessfully to convince a police officer to let him go back for his shoes after a brawl between factions on Sunday
      Combs, Erin
      3/9/1975
      Mary Tighe, a sociology major, tries her luck at fishing with some of the boys at Pine Ridge School
      Mary Tighe, a sociology major, tries her luck at fishing with some of the boys at Pine Ridge School
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      8/1/1973
      Chris Pogson tries to rub some life into his aching feet after hours of pounding the pavement pulling his rickshaw around town
      Chris Pogson tries to rub some life into his aching feet after hours of pounding the pavement pulling his rickshaw around town
      Gardner, Scott
      8/20/1989
      Bundled up against the cold of a January morning, one of Toronto's homeless tries to find some warmth early today sleeping on a ventilation grate outs(...)
      Bundled up against the cold of a January morning, one of Toronto's homeless tries to find some warmth early today sleeping on a ventilation grate outs(...)
      Lennon, Frank
      1/12/1988