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Seeking evidence, Brian Dalrymple, an Ontario Provincial Police forensic analyst, uses a laser beam to detect fingerprints on a bottle. He and his nei(...)
Seeking evidence, Brian Dalrymple, an Ontario Provincial Police forensic analyst, uses a laser beam to detect fingerprints on a bottle. He and his nei(...)

Seeking evidence, Brian Dalrymple, an Ontario Provincial Police forensic analyst, uses a laser beam to detect fingerprints on a bottle. He and his nei(...)

Date5/30/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Seeking evidence, Brian Dalrymple, an Ontario Provincial Police forensic analyst, uses a laser beam to detect fingerprints on a bottle. He and his neighbor, Xerox researcher Jim Duff, developed the revolutionary method of lifting previously undetectable fingerprints.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0027476F
      Fingerprints On A Cheque are examined by forensic analyst Ed Campbell with the aid of the Ion/Argon Laser at OPP headquarters. A beam of laser light i(...)
      Fingerprints On A Cheque are examined by forensic analyst Ed Campbell with the aid of the Ion/Argon Laser at OPP headquarters. A beam of laser light i(...)
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      6/15/1977
      Close scrutiny: The technique of using lasers to detect fingerprints was discovered at the Xerox Research Centre
      Close scrutiny: The technique of using lasers to detect fingerprints was discovered at the Xerox Research Centre
      Brennan, Pat
      8/12/1987
      OPP specialists: Detective Inspector Ron Kirkpatrick, left, head of the provincial police drug section, and John Hines, an authority on fingerprints, took the stand
      OPP specialists: Detective Inspector Ron Kirkpatrick, left, head of the provincial police drug section, and John Hines, an authority on fingerprints, took the stand
      Ontario Provincial Police
      6/8/1988
      Burglars beware: Bob Baker of Payton Scientific Ltd, is laughing all the way to the bank over his firm's device, which permits police to identify many more fingerprints - even those lifted, as the one left above was, from a plastic bag.
      Burglars beware: Bob Baker of Payton Scientific Ltd, is laughing all the way to the bank over his firm's device, which permits police to identify many more fingerprints - even those lifted, as the one left above was, from a plastic bag.
      Beaty, Keith
      5/22/1985
      Clue search, A police officer dusts the door of a Scarborough variety store for fingerprints after a clerk was stabbed during a robbery attempt last night
      Clue search, A police officer dusts the door of a Scarborough variety store for fingerprints after a clerk was stabbed during a robbery attempt last night
      Rankin, Jim
      5/24/1992
      Holdup Aftermath: Peel police take fingerprints from the scene of last November Hongkong Bank of Canada robbery, in which a bank customer was shot
      Holdup Aftermath: Peel police take fingerprints from the scene of last November Hongkong Bank of Canada robbery, in which a bank customer was shot
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      11/4/1993
      Looking for clues, Durham Region police officer David Bryars looks for fingerprints on merchandise stolen along with nine transport trucks and $2 million worth of merchandise in Durham Region
      Looking for clues, Durham Region police officer David Bryars looks for fingerprints on merchandise stolen along with nine transport trucks and $2 million worth of merchandise in Durham Region
      Irish, Paul
      12/3/1987
      Gotcha!: With telephone technology coming at us, the phone will be as much a part of us as our fingerprints
      Gotcha!: With telephone technology coming at us, the phone will be as much a part of us as our fingerprints
      Goddard, Peter, 1943-
      12/31/1991
      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
      Downsview podiatrist Hartley Miltchin nows uses the soft laser machine he bought for patients' feet to help clients like Pat Warde change their lifestyle
      Downsview podiatrist Hartley Miltchin nows uses the soft laser machine he bought for patients' feet to help clients like Pat Warde change their lifestyle
      Stawicki, Andrew
      5/30/1990
      Light therapy: Dr. Robert Jones of Oakville uses a special laser to remove a mark from a patient's face.
      Light therapy: Dr. Robert Jones of Oakville uses a special laser to remove a mark from a patient's face.
      Stuparyk, Michael
      9/10/1991
      Future applications for the amazing laser seem limited only by the imagination. As an industrial tool, the laser - a beam of light - is expected to serve a $1 billion market within a few years. University of Toronto physics professor Dr. B. P. Stoicheff demonstrates laser with help from graduate student Bob McCaren.
      Future applications for the amazing laser seem limited only by the imagination. As an industrial tool, the laser - a beam of light - is expected to serve a $1 billion market within a few years. University of Toronto physics professor Dr. B. P. Stoicheff demonstrates laser with help from graduate student Bob McCaren.
      Barkley, Harold
      7/20/1970