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Watching the fire which left the seating section in blackened ruins, was Elwood Hughes, general manager of the C
Watching the fire which left the seating section in blackened ruins, was Elwood Hughes, general manager of the C

Watching the fire which left the seating section in blackened ruins, was Elwood Hughes, general manager of the C

Date4/15/1946
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Original Toronto Star caption: Watching the fire which left the seating section in blackened ruins; was Elwood Hughes; general manager of the C.N.E. He said thousands of dollars worth of electric cables; stored under the grandstand for use in a new football field on Exhibition grounds; were completely destroyed
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberTSPA_0112020F
      Star Santa Claus fund benefits from cheque being handed by Elwood Hughes, left, of C
      Star Santa Claus fund benefits from cheque being handed by Elwood Hughes, left, of C
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      11/29/1947
      Cpl. Frederick George Topham, V.C., gives his bundle of clothing to the National Clothing Collection chairman, Elwood A. Hughes. Every country in Euro(...)
      Cpl. Frederick George Topham, V.C., gives his bundle of clothing to the National Clothing Collection chairman, Elwood A. Hughes. Every country in Euro(...)
      Topham, Fredrick George, 1917-1974
      10/16/1945
      Looking at the ruins of the historic Milton Inn which was destroyed in a $250,000 fire Friday night, are Mr
      Looking at the ruins of the historic Milton Inn which was destroyed in a $250,000 fire Friday night, are Mr
      Dinsmore, Ted
      10/13/1973
      Pictures show a man on a rooftop looking down onto a street of fire ravaged buildings.
      Looking east on Wellington Street from over the smoldering ruins left by the great fire, Toronto, Can
      Underwood & Underwood
      1904
      Black and white photo postcard depicting an inset photo of buildings damaged by the 1904 fire o…
      Toronto Fire, April 19, 1904 – The Ruins.
      Approximately 1904
      Heart of Cobalt lies in ruins after fire yesterday destroyed up to 150 buildings, leaving about 400 people homeless
      Heart of Cobalt lies in ruins after fire yesterday destroyed up to 150 buildings, leaving about 400 people homeless
      Goode, Jeff
      5/23/1977
      Toronto Fire, April 19, 1904 - The Ruins
      Toronto Fire, April 19, 1904 - The Ruins
      Unknown
      1904
      A dead bird is crumpled at the bottom of a cage as firemen check the ruins of Roy Ivor s Erindale home after it was struck by fire yesterday. Ivor kep(...)
      A dead bird is crumpled at the bottom of a cage as firemen check the ruins of Roy Ivor s Erindale home after it was struck by fire yesterday. Ivor kep(...)
      Calleja, Frank
      12/29/1970
      Looking for family mementoes and anything they can salvage ruins of family home after Cobalt fire are Mrs
      Looking for family mementoes and anything they can salvage ruins of family home after Cobalt fire are Mrs
      Goode, Jeff
      5/25/1977
      Black and white photo postcard depicting an elevated view of the area of Toronto damaged by the…
      Toronto Fire Ruins, April 19th 1904.
      Galbraith Photo Co. (Toronto, Ont.)
      Approximately 1904
      Inspecting ruins of honeymoon cottage from which he pulled his friend, Jack Kettlewell, before it burned, Ronald Barrie, right is seen with Insp. Thomas Wright
      Inspecting ruins of honeymoon cottage from which he pulled his friend, Jack Kettlewell, before it burned, Ronald Barrie, right is seen with Insp. Thomas Wright
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      5/23/1947
      A few sticks of blackened wood and a hole in the ground are all that s left of the hall where 42 died when a man set fire to the decorations
      A few sticks of blackened wood and a hole in the ground are all that s left of the hall where 42 died when a man set fire to the decorations
      Bezant, Graham
      1/1/1980