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Four years after he came to Canada from Portugal, homesick immigrant Franc De Sousa sent to Portugal for tiles and built a shrine just like the one he(...)
Four years after he came to Canada from Portugal, homesick immigrant Franc De Sousa sent to Portugal for tiles and built a shrine just like the one he(...)

Four years after he came to Canada from Portugal, homesick immigrant Franc De Sousa sent to Portugal for tiles and built a shrine just like the one he(...)

Date7/8/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Four years after he came to Canada from Portugal; homesick immigrant Franc De Sousa sent to Portugal for tiles and built a shrine just like the one he'd had in his backyard back home. That was 13 years ago. De Sousa; now 73; and his wife; Maria; 71; tend the flowers that grow around the shrine. With them is their granddaughter; Lia; 8. Shrine honors Our Lady of Fatima.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0112575F
      Oldest illegal immigrant was probably Maria Correia, who came from Portugal in 1966
      Oldest illegal immigrant was probably Maria Correia, who came from Portugal in 1966
      Lennon, Frank
      9/26/1973
      Tradition spreads: Concrete roofing tiles have been used for years in Britain, and Stuart Matthews of Marley Roof tiles in Milton says they would benefit Canadian homeowners
      Tradition spreads: Concrete roofing tiles have been used for years in Britain, and Stuart Matthews of Marley Roof tiles in Milton says they would benefit Canadian homeowners
      Dexter, Brian
      4/30/1982
      Full of art?: Jamelie Hassan's Bench From Cordoba was made from tiles built by artist to remind her of another bench
      Full of art?: Jamelie Hassan's Bench From Cordoba was made from tiles built by artist to remind her of another bench
      Griffin, Doug
      10/15/1984
      Painted tiles to be had of William de Morgan at Orange House Pottery, 36 Great Cheyne Row, Chelsea, 1880 [catalogue]
      Painted tiles to be had of William de Morgan at Orange House Pottery, 36 Great Cheyne Row, Chelsea, 1880 [catalogue]
      De Morgan, William, 1839-1917
      1879
      Tiles from Dame Marjorie's chimney-corner and china from her cupboard
      Tiles from Dame Marjorie's chimney-corner and china from her cupboard
      Burne, F. S. J.
      1886
      A handshake from Portugal. Anibal Cavaco Silva, the visiting Portuguese prime minister, greets a visitor yesterday in Toronto. He is accompanied by Pr(...)
      A handshake from Portugal. Anibal Cavaco Silva, the visiting Portuguese prime minister, greets a visitor yesterday in Toronto. He is accompanied by Pr(...)
      Cavaco Silva, Anibel, 1939-
      n.d.
      Pousada Dos Loios in Evora, in the central inland region of Portugal, is rich in local history, being built in the restored ancient monastry of Loios (...)
      Pousada Dos Loios in Evora, in the central inland region of Portugal, is rich in local history, being built in the restored ancient monastry of Loios (...)
      Bryant, George
      12/28/1973
      New voyages to North-America. Containing an account of the several nations of that vast continent; their customs, commerce, and way of navigation upon the lakes and rivers; the several attempts of the English and French to dispossess one another; with the reasons of the miscarriage of the former; and the various adventures between the French, and the Iroquese confederates of England, from 1683 to 1694. A geographical description of Canada, and a natural history of the country, with remarks upon their government, and the interest of the English and French in their commerce. Also a dialogue between the author and a general of the savages, giving a full view of the religion and strange opinions of those people; with an account of the author's retreat to Portugal and Denmark, and his remards on those courts. To which is added, a dictionary of
      New voyages to North-America. Containing an account of the several nations of that vast continent; their customs, commerce, and way of navigation upon the lakes and rivers; the several attempts of the English and French to dispossess one another; with the reasons of the miscarriage of the former; and the various adventures between the French, and the Iroquese confederates of England, from 1683 to 1694. A geographical description of Canada, and a natural history of the country, with remarks upon their government, and the interest of the English and French in their commerce. Also a dialogue between the author and a general of the savages, giving a full view of the religion and strange opinions of those people; with an account of the author's retreat to Portugal and Denmark, and his remards on those courts. To which is added, a dictionary of
      Lahontan, Louis Armand de Lom d'Arce, baron de, 1666-1716
      1735
      Fishing boats in Newfoundland's Portugal Bay prepare to go after the day's catch
      Fishing boats in Newfoundland's Portugal Bay prepare to go after the day's catch
      Bezant, Graham
      3/31/1979
      Fishermen tend to their nets on the Algarve coast in Portugal, one of Europe's great bargains
      Fishermen tend to their nets on the Algarve coast in Portugal, one of Europe's great bargains
      Spremo, Boris
      6/4/1988
      The latest news from Portugal
      The latest news from Portugal
      Spremo, Boris
      4/29/1974
      Looking back: Nellie Frajermauer, left, friend Allen Seidlitz, dog Teddy, Nellie's father Jacob and Albert Lichter, whom Nellie would marry in Canada, before leaving Portugal
      Looking back: Nellie Frajermauer, left, friend Allen Seidlitz, dog Teddy, Nellie's father Jacob and Albert Lichter, whom Nellie would marry in Canada, before leaving Portugal
      Gower, Patti
      10/25/1994