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Siesta in the summer sun. Noon-hour idlers take their ease beneath the Queen's Park statue of Sir James Pliny Whitney while yesterday's warm sunshine (...)
Siesta in the summer sun. Noon-hour idlers take their ease beneath the Queen's Park statue of Sir James Pliny Whitney while yesterday's warm sunshine (...)

Siesta in the summer sun. Noon-hour idlers take their ease beneath the Queen's Park statue of Sir James Pliny Whitney while yesterday's warm sunshine (...)

Date7/9/1968
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  • Siesta in the summer sun. Noon-hour idlers take their ease beneath the Queen's Park statue of Sir James Pliny Whitney while yesterday's warm sunshine lasted. Later sudden summer rainstorms soon cleared the park. Whitney was the sixth premier of Ontario.
  • Siesta in the summer sun. Noon-hour idlers take their ease beneath the Queen's Park statue of Sir James Pliny Whitney while yesterday's warm sunshine (...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: Siesta in the summer sun. Noon-hour idlers take their ease beneath the Queen's Park statue of Sir James Pliny Whitney while yesterday's warm sunshine lasted. Later sudden summer rainstorms soon cleared the park. Whitney was the sixth premier of Ontario.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0114406F
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      The statue of Sir James Pliny Whitney, premier of Ontario from 1905 to 1914, for whom Whitney Public School on Rosedale Heights Dr. is named, seems to(...)
      The statue of Sir James Pliny Whitney, premier of Ontario from 1905 to 1914, for whom Whitney Public School on Rosedale Heights Dr. is named, seems to(...)
      Goode, Jeff
      12/18/1973
      Edward Vii, Memorial Service, Parliament Buildings, showing Lieutenant-Governor Sir John Morison Gibson and Premier Sir James Pliny Whitney
      Edward Vii, Memorial Service, Parliament Buildings, showing Lieutenant-Governor Sir John Morison Gibson and Premier Sir James Pliny Whitney
      Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910
      1910
      Whitney, Sir James Pliny, 1843-1914
      Whitney, Sir James Pliny, 1843-1914
      Unknown
      1900
      Unveil statue to late Sir James Whitney
      Unveil statue to late Sir James Whitney
      James, H.
      5/27/1927
      Contented visitor: Leo James, of New york city, sports a Canadian flag and partakes of Metro's elusive sunshine and some coconut juice while watching yesterday's annual Caribana parade
      Contented visitor: Leo James, of New york city, sports a Canadian flag and partakes of Metro's elusive sunshine and some coconut juice while watching yesterday's annual Caribana parade
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      8/1/1992
      Rae of sunshine, Bob Rae took in some sun at Queen's Park yesterday, warming up before a speech to a United Steelworkers of America conference. He tol(...)
      Rae of sunshine, Bob Rae took in some sun at Queen's Park yesterday, warming up before a speech to a United Steelworkers of America conference. He tol(...)
      McConnell, Colin
      5/29/1985
      Hello, sunshine: Jennifer Williamson and Maureen Rugundu, above, basked in the warmth of the sun yesterday during an after-school nature sketching session in Queen's Park
      Hello, sunshine: Jennifer Williamson and Maureen Rugundu, above, basked in the warmth of the sun yesterday during an after-school nature sketching session in Queen's Park
      Stawicki, Andrew
      3/23/1988
      Indian summer harvest. Three-year-old Melissa Reichert Kilbey and her mother, Barbara, take advantage of the sunshine and yesterday's high of 22C (72F(...)
      Indian summer harvest. Three-year-old Melissa Reichert Kilbey and her mother, Barbara, take advantage of the sunshine and yesterday's high of 22C (72F(...)
      Stawicki, Andrew
      10/16/1989
      'We'll sing in the sunshine', Yesterday's bright sun and record-setting temperature of 61 degrees did more than bring out spring spirits - it also bro(...)
      'We'll sing in the sunshine', Yesterday's bright sun and record-setting temperature of 61 degrees did more than bring out spring spirits - it also bro(...)
      Griffin, Doug
      1/26/1967
      Do it again soon, Sun, Sunshine's been so rare this summer, this youth was putting a lot of pent-up energy into his flying leap yesterday at Toronto's(...)
      Do it again soon, Sun, Sunshine's been so rare this summer, this youth was putting a lot of pent-up energy into his flying leap yesterday at Toronto's(...)
      Power, Peter
      8/17/1992
      Making a pitch for the ladies: The Blue Jays' Luis Leal takes his warm-up pitches while a group of Mississauga women parade in their finery before the start of yesterday's game against the Red Sox at Exhibition Stadium
      Making a pitch for the ladies: The Blue Jays' Luis Leal takes his warm-up pitches while a group of Mississauga women parade in their finery before the start of yesterday's game against the Red Sox at Exhibition Stadium
      Leal, Luis
      6/16/1984
      Whitney Block, named after Sir James, features one of first Toronto skyscrapers
      Whitney Block, named after Sir James, features one of first Toronto skyscrapers
      Goode, Jeff
      3/14/1979