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Oldest survivor: Etobicoke Salvationist Paul Ivany helps Grace Martyn, 80, place a wreath on a memorial to the 150 Army victims of the 1914 sinking of the Empress of Ireland
Oldest survivor: Etobicoke Salvationist Paul Ivany helps Grace Martyn, 80, place a wreath on a memorial to the 150 Army victims of the 1914 sinking of the Empress of Ireland

Oldest survivor: Etobicoke Salvationist Paul Ivany helps Grace Martyn, 80, place a wreath on a memorial to the 150 Army victims of the 1914 sinking of the Empress of Ireland

Date5/30/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: Oldest survivor: Etobicoke Salvationist Paul Ivany helps Grace Martyn, 80, place a wreath on a memorial to the 150 Army victims of the 1914 sinking of the Empress of Ireland.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0028311F
    Salvation Army, funeral procession of victims of Empress of Ireland sinking, on Yonge Street, looking northeast to Baxter St. at right of centre
    Salvation Army, funeral procession of victims of Empress of Ireland sinking, on Yonge Street, looking northeast to Baxter St. at right of centre
    Empress of Ireland (Steamship)
    6/8/1914
    Salvation Army, funeral procession of victims of Empress of Ireland sinking, on Yonge Street, looking northeast to Baxter St. at right of centre
    Salvation Army, funeral procession of victims of Empress of Ireland sinking, on Yonge Street, looking northeast to Baxter St. at right of centre
    Empress of Ireland (Steamship)
    6/8/1914
    Salvation Army, funeral procession of victims of Empress of Ireland sinking, on Yonge Street, looking northeast to Baxter St. at right of centre
    Salvation Army, funeral procession of victims of Empress of Ireland sinking, on Yonge Street, looking northeast to Baxter St. at right of centre
    Empress of Ireland (Steamship)
    6/8/1914
    Black and white postcard depicting an inset photo of a large funeral service taking place in at…
    Toronto’s Memorial for Empress of Ireland Victims
    Empress of Ireland (Steamboat)
    Approximately 1914
    Mount Pleasant monument honors Salvation Army members drowned in the sinking of the Empress of Ireland in the St
    Mount Pleasant monument honors Salvation Army members drowned in the sinking of the Empress of Ireland in the St
    Empress of Ireland (Steamship)
    11/4/1977
    Memorial: Plinth in Mount Pleasant Cemetery honours the victims of the sinking
    Memorial: Plinth in Mount Pleasant Cemetery honours the victims of the sinking
    Bock, Tony
    2/27/1998
    Pro football player Ted Watkins (centre, in cardigan and glasses) helps other members of Afro-American Progressive Association place wreath bedecked homemade coffin at U
    Pro football player Ted Watkins (centre, in cardigan and glasses) helps other members of Afro-American Progressive Association place wreath bedecked homemade coffin at U
    King, Martin Luther Jr., 1929-1968
    4/7/1968
    Coliseum Chorus helps Bomb Victims, On behalf of Toronto's great Coliseum Chorus, whose performance delighted thousands of people at this year's Canad(...)
    Coliseum Chorus helps Bomb Victims, On behalf of Toronto's great Coliseum Chorus, whose performance delighted thousands of people at this year's Canad(...)
    Toronto Star (Firm)
    11/13/1941
    Sinking survivor: The memory of the Marques' sinking still haunts 18-year-old Robert Cooper of stirling, Scotland, but he rejoined the tall ships in Quebec city
    Sinking survivor: The memory of the Marques' sinking still haunts 18-year-old Robert Cooper of stirling, Scotland, but he rejoined the tall ships in Quebec city
    Griffin, Doug
    7/9/1984
    Bodies of three studens are covered by tarpaulin on the dock of Topping Lodge where both survivors and victims of Sunday s Lake Timiskaming tragedy we(...)
    Bodies of three studens are covered by tarpaulin on the dock of Topping Lodge where both survivors and victims of Sunday s Lake Timiskaming tragedy we(...)
    Bull, Ron
    6/13/1978
    Actress Patricia Neal, in Metro to speak to fellow stroke victims, says she's just another survivor with a sassy temper
    Actress Patricia Neal, in Metro to speak to fellow stroke victims, says she's just another survivor with a sassy temper
    Neal, Patricia, 1926-2010
    10/3/1978
    Cadet Sgt. Beverly Ivany greets shoppers outside Eaton Centre - Army needs about $90,000
    Cadet Sgt. Beverly Ivany greets shoppers outside Eaton Centre - Army needs about $90,000
    Cooper, David
    12/8/1978