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Image shows a worker on board watching unload in progress.
A ship docks at Toronto, above, a rare happening these days as dock workers find their work days shrinking as the market closes (...)
Image shows a worker on board watching unload in progress.

A ship docks at Toronto, above, a rare happening these days as dock workers find their work days shrinking as the market closes (...)

Date10/8/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: A ship docks at Toronto; above; a rare happening these days as dock workers find their work days shrinking as the market closes and machinery takes over a lot of the tasks. Just 20 years ago; a ship would have been unloaded piece by piece; today; cranes can handle 20 times the load.
Subject
GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
GeographyNeighbourhoodHarbour
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0112756F
A ship docks at Toronto, above, a rare happening these days as dock workers find their work days shrinking as the market closes and machinery takes ov(...)
A ship docks at Toronto, above, a rare happening these days as dock workers find their work days shrinking as the market closes and machinery takes ov(...)
Toronto Star (Firm)
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Image shows dock workers unloading the cargo ship.
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Spremo, Boris
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Image shows a bus being loaded on a big ship.
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Power, Peter
4/30/1991
Image shows deck workers sitting with the cargo ship in the background.
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Bakerly, Harold
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Black and white photo postcard depicting the Toronto harbourfront, dock, and ferries, with the …
Ferry Docks with Toronto skyline
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Anchor aground: An old anchor looms in the foreground and mist rises off the water as Toronto harbor gets an early foretaste of the quiet days of winter. The harbor was busier this year than last; but things slow down to a crawl when winter really takes hold and the St. Lawrence Seaway and Welland Canal close for the season. Shipping usually stops at the end of December.
Spremo, Boris
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Image shows one lady and two gentlemen holding a silk hat.
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Teskey, Frank
n.d.
Image shows a long pipe on the ground going along the water.
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Toronto Star (Firm)
n.d.
Image shows a ship at the Harbour covered with ice and snow with a few people around.
Coast guard Ship Port Dauphine at pier after staggering into Toronto harbor heavy with ice and with a 12-degree list. Ship made a all-night run from east end of lake when heavy seas kept scientists aboard from working.
Dinsmore, Ted
1/10/1969
Image shows a big vessel on the lake.
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Spremo, Boris
9/15/1981
Image shows cars entering a huge ship.
Last ship of the season. Cars enter the Alexander Starotsenko; docked at Cherry St. The Russian ship; also carrying machinery and general cargo to St. Petersburg; will be last out of the Great Lakes before the St. Lawrence Seaway shuts for winter.
Spremo, Boris
12/14/1993
Image shows a few cargo ships at the Harbour.
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Bakerly, Harold
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