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How city hall will be decked out for King and Queen, When the King and Queen arrive in Toronto on May 22 this is what they will see when the royal entourage whirls up to the city hall
How city hall will be decked out for King and Queen, When the King and Queen arrive in Toronto on May 22 this is what they will see when the royal entourage whirls up to the city hall

How city hall will be decked out for King and Queen, When the King and Queen arrive in Toronto on May 22 this is what they will see when the royal entourage whirls up to the city hall

Date4/6/1939
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Original Toronto Star caption: How city hall will be decked out for King and Queen; When the King and Queen arrive in Toronto on May 22 this is what they will see when the royal entourage whirls up to the city hall.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object NumberTSPA_0111397F
Chairs in crimson and gold for King and Queen at city hall, When the father and mother of King George VI visited Toronto in 1901, they were seated at (...)
Chairs in crimson and gold for King and Queen at city hall, When the father and mother of King George VI visited Toronto in 1901, they were seated at (...)
Toronto Star (Firm)
5/16/1939
Horsing around at City Hall, A western view of the new city hall is obtained when rider from the Canadian Championship Rodeo at Maple Leaf Gardens pony up for a look-see
Horsing around at City Hall, A western view of the new city hall is obtained when rider from the Canadian Championship Rodeo at Maple Leaf Gardens pony up for a look-see
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
n.d.
City hall draped in mourning for Late King, Draped in royal purple and black, the city hall to-day symbolized the grief of a city for the passing of a beloved monarch
City hall draped in mourning for Late King, Draped in royal purple and black, the city hall to-day symbolized the grief of a city for the passing of a beloved monarch
Toronto Star (Firm)
1/22/1936
Near the Queen St. entrance to old city hall, foreman Leo Cleutt brushes accumulated sand out of a gargoyle
Near the Queen St. entrance to old city hall, foreman Leo Cleutt brushes accumulated sand out of a gargoyle
Lennon, Frank
6/8/1972
Star photographer Boris Spremo checked out the New City Hall (bottom photo) from his vantage point at the south west corner of Queen and Bay Streets i(...)
Star photographer Boris Spremo checked out the New City Hall (bottom photo) from his vantage point at the south west corner of Queen and Bay Streets i(...)
Spremo, Boris
1/1/1963
John L. King entry, City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, architectural model
John L. King entry, City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, architectural model
Bonner, Wallace
1958
Week of rejoicing - civic-style - was kicked off yesterday when Toronto opened its new $32 million City Hall
Week of rejoicing - civic-style - was kicked off yesterday when Toronto opened its new $32 million City Hall
Toronto Star (Firm)
9/14/1965
March to cenotaph at city hall-mayor places wreath, The photograph here shows impressive ceremony, to-day, when Canadian Daughters of the Empire march(...)
March to cenotaph at city hall-mayor places wreath, The photograph here shows impressive ceremony, to-day, when Canadian Daughters of the Empire march(...)
Toronto Star (Firm)
5/23/1930
The attractiveness of the City Hall complex puts into sharp focus what we lack in other parts of the city, contends Professor J. Spelt in the letter below. (Picture was taken from City Hall tower.)
The attractiveness of the City Hall complex puts into sharp focus what we lack in other parts of the city, contends Professor J. Spelt in the letter below. (Picture was taken from City Hall tower.)
Spremo, Boris
3/23/1972
Would she be Amused?, Laboring under its weigh of 300 pounds, workmen carry an oil painting of Queen Victoria down the stairs of old City hall today
Would she be Amused?, Laboring under its weigh of 300 pounds, workmen carry an oil painting of Queen Victoria down the stairs of old City hall today
Darrell, Dick
2/18/1966
Wirephoto on the job, Already set up at Quebec ready to flash pictures of the arrival of the King and Queen to Star readers is the portable wirephoto transmitter, sent from Toronto
Wirephoto on the job, Already set up at Quebec ready to flash pictures of the arrival of the King and Queen to Star readers is the portable wirephoto transmitter, sent from Toronto
Toronto Star (Firm)
5/15/1939
Prime Minister Pearson, Metro chairman Allen, Mayor givens at city hall, Pageantry marked day as city opened what PM called the most spectacular building I have ever seen
Prime Minister Pearson, Metro chairman Allen, Mayor givens at city hall, Pageantry marked day as city opened what PM called the most spectacular building I have ever seen
Grant, Frank
9/14/1965