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Old pole beams, rough-hewn timbers and planks create pioneer atmosphere as he tends to his chores
Old pole beams, rough-hewn timbers and planks create pioneer atmosphere as he tends to his chores

Old pole beams, rough-hewn timbers and planks create pioneer atmosphere as he tends to his chores

Date2/5/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Old pole beams; rough-hewn timbers and planks create pioneer atmosphere as he tends to his chores
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0023178F
      Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
      Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
      Slaughter, Mike
      9/1/1978
      Still doing Santa's chores, as he used to do 38 years ago, Borough of York fireman Sam McKittrick leans out the window of his fire truck with parcels (...)
      Still doing Santa's chores, as he used to do 38 years ago, Borough of York fireman Sam McKittrick leans out the window of his fire truck with parcels (...)
      Bezant, Graham
      12/17/1971
      Mellow oak: Sales rep Kevin Lancey, left, and plant manager Benny Calala, show CombiFloor, which comes in 4 footby 8 inch tongue and grove planks that glue together -- no nailing
      Mellow oak: Sales rep Kevin Lancey, left, and plant manager Benny Calala, show CombiFloor, which comes in 4 footby 8 inch tongue and grove planks that glue together -- no nailing
      Dutton, Don
      6/17/1975
      Gus Harris, 70, Controller: Platform consists of five main planks: reducing taxes, creating jobs, better public transit, housing and preserving neighborhoods
      Gus Harris, 70, Controller: Platform consists of five main planks: reducing taxes, creating jobs, better public transit, housing and preserving neighborhoods
      Harris, Gus
      10/17/1978
      Spread out the flooring to get a total effect. Wood is a natural product, subject to variations in color and grain, and mixing planks from different boxes enhances the look
      Spread out the flooring to get a total effect. Wood is a natural product, subject to variations in color and grain, and mixing planks from different boxes enhances the look
      Beaty, Keith
      9/21/1989
      Tables for converting deals, planks and staves, into Quebec standard by Maxfield Sheppard
      Tables for converting deals, planks and staves, into Quebec standard by Maxfield Sheppard
      P. Sinclair
      1859
      A Politician in the making. Mayor Evelyn Buck of Aurora gives 7-year-old Shawn McClenny a few tips on how to handle municipal chores as he relaxes in (...)
      A Politician in the making. Mayor Evelyn Buck of Aurora gives 7-year-old Shawn McClenny a few tips on how to handle municipal chores as he relaxes in (...)
      Buck, Tim
      6/8/1976
      The First Hole at Castle Harbor in Bermuda is one of the most scenic on the island and one that can give a golfer nightmares if he tends to hook his b(...)
      The First Hole at Castle Harbor in Bermuda is one of the most scenic on the island and one that can give a golfer nightmares if he tends to hook his b(...)
      Bryant, George
      2/1/1971
      Bloody loser: Giles Muir tends his bloody nose. He claims winner Nola Crewe punched him.
      Bloody loser: Giles Muir tends his bloody nose. He claims winner Nola Crewe punched him.
      Stuparyk, Michael
      11/8/1982
      Lumber for repairs needed totals 26,640 feet of 12-inch planking and 350 six-by-six timbers
      Lumber for repairs needed totals 26,640 feet of 12-inch planking and 350 six-by-six timbers
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      9/21/1945
      James Brent Timbers (charged)
      James Brent Timbers (charged)
      Stancu, Henry
      4/2/1993
      Well, shiver me timbers. Fiona McCall and Paul Howard, with their children Penny, 7, left, and Peter, 5, received a cold winter's welcome to Toronto H(...)
      Well, shiver me timbers. Fiona McCall and Paul Howard, with their children Penny, 7, left, and Peter, 5, received a cold winter's welcome to Toronto H(...)
      Bull, Ron
      2/5/1985