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Looking and laughing at the almost continous performance staged by inhabitants of Riverdale zoo monkey house, these youngsters, all about three years (...)
Looking and laughing at the almost continous performance staged by inhabitants of Riverdale zoo monkey house, these youngsters, all about three years (...)

Looking and laughing at the almost continous performance staged by inhabitants of Riverdale zoo monkey house, these youngsters, all about three years (...)

Date5/8/1948
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  • Looking and laughing at the almost continous performance staged by inhabitants of Riverdale zoo monkey house, these youngsters, all about three years (...)
  • Looking and laughing at the almost continous performance staged by inhabitants of Riverdale zoo monkey house; these youngsters; all about three years old and all about the same height; are lined up as close as they can get to the cage. Now that spring is here; the zoo inhabitants spend more time outside; have more room to pace around
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Original Toronto Star caption: Looking and laughing at the almost continous performance staged by inhabitants of Riverdale zoo monkey house; these youngsters; all about three years old and all about the same height; are lined up as close as they can get to the cage. Now that spring is here; the zoo inhabitants spend more time outside; have more room to pace around
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0116446F
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      Teenagers like their parents to share their interests, Andrew Croll, the father of five, discovered when he asked youngsters to rate his performance as a parent. Taking the hint, he's watching son Peter, 16, and daughter Cynthia, 15, carry through a sewing project. Recently divorced, Croll is providing all parenting for the family.
      Teenagers like their parents to share their interests, Andrew Croll, the father of five, discovered when he asked youngsters to rate his performance as a parent. Taking the hint, he's watching son Peter, 16, and daughter Cynthia, 15, carry through a sewing project. Recently divorced, Croll is providing all parenting for the family.
      Mahler, John
      11/24/1975
      Peace and quiet have returned to the Don Vale area of Toronto, as Norman Scollard discovers during a return visit to an almost deserted Riverdale Zoo, where he was curator for 20 years
      Peace and quiet have returned to the Don Vale area of Toronto, as Norman Scollard discovers during a return visit to an almost deserted Riverdale Zoo, where he was curator for 20 years
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      9/27/1974
      Eagerly looking forward to a 1,500-mile trip to Toronto this year, three eleven year old Cree youngsters at Muskrat Dam don Toronto T-shirts given them by a Star Photographer
      Eagerly looking forward to a 1,500-mile trip to Toronto this year, three eleven year old Cree youngsters at Muskrat Dam don Toronto T-shirts given them by a Star Photographer
      Slaughter, Mike
      3/16/1980
      Monkey at Riverdale Zoo. Why not come out and visit him on the weekend?
      Monkey at Riverdale Zoo. Why not come out and visit him on the weekend?
      Geo, Mario
      6/26/1969
      Koco's a hard nut. Koco, 25-pound Asiatic snub-tailed macaque monkey, is latest addition to Riverdale Zoo. And he's a fighter. He'll be kept away from(...)
      Koco's a hard nut. Koco, 25-pound Asiatic snub-tailed macaque monkey, is latest addition to Riverdale Zoo. And he's a fighter. He'll be kept away from(...)
      Metropolitan Toronto Zoo
      10/6/1965
      Riverdale Park, Zoo, monkey pens
      Riverdale Park, Zoo, monkey pens
      Salmon, James V. (James Victor)
      1952
      RIVERDALE PARK, ZOO, monkey building, during renovation
      RIVERDALE PARK, ZOO, monkey building, during renovation
      Salmon, James V. (James Victor)
      1955
      Riverdale Park, Zoo, monkey pens
      Riverdale Park, Zoo, monkey pens
      Salmon, James V. (James Victor)
      1955
      Franca Valenti, 2, holds out a tidbit to a Canada goose, one of the zoo's many itinerant inhabitants
      Franca Valenti, 2, holds out a tidbit to a Canada goose, one of the zoo's many itinerant inhabitants
      James, Norman
      8/1/1968
      V. C. Dale, a streetville resident, stands in one of the town's residential sections. The propsed two-tier regionals system in Peel county does not take account of the population growth for the next 25 years in a way which will accomodate the various life style required by the inhabitants, he says in an accompanying letter, below.
      V. C. Dale, a streetville resident, stands in one of the town's residential sections. The propsed two-tier regionals system in Peel county does not take account of the population growth for the next 25 years in a way which will accomodate the various life style required by the inhabitants, he says in an accompanying letter, below.
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      4/27/1973
      Almost worth a broken leg...as youngsters in the children's wards at Queensway General hospital yesterday discussed the latest news in the hectic Stan(...)
      Almost worth a broken leg...as youngsters in the children's wards at Queensway General hospital yesterday discussed the latest news in the hectic Stan(...)
      Hammarstrém, Hans Inge, 1948-
      4/21/1976
      Carmen Bush stands in front of Columbus Boys Club, a Toronto institution he's been connected with for 40 years. Tonight, Carmen is being honored with a testimonial dinner for his years of dedicated work with Toronto youngsters.
      Carmen Bush stands in front of Columbus Boys Club, a Toronto institution he's been connected with for 40 years. Tonight, Carmen is being honored with a testimonial dinner for his years of dedicated work with Toronto youngsters.
      Goode, Jeff
      9/29/1971