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Switches thrown open on Saturday, On Saturday, J
Switches thrown open on Saturday, On Saturday, J

Switches thrown open on Saturday, On Saturday, J

Date12/20/1929
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Original Toronto Star caption: Switches thrown open on Saturday; On Saturday; J. E. Atkinson threw the switches in the finished transformer vaults of the new Star building; which brought to life the first of the hundreds of electrical mechanisms connected with The Star's new publishing plant.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberTSPA_0119145F
      Handling Royal calls while train is in Toronto, The flying fingers of these three Toronto telephone operators will flip plugs and switches on the swit(...)
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      Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002
      5/15/1939
      Hundreds of switches, buttons and dials control nuclear generating plant for which heavy water is produced at installations such as Atomic Energy of C(...)
      Hundreds of switches, buttons and dials control nuclear generating plant for which heavy water is produced at installations such as Atomic Energy of C(...)
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      7/30/1971
      Businessman turned civil servant, Ed Miskiman took on the temporary job of making sure all the plans for Harborfront 74 came off. He's one of 30 government and business executives making switches
      Businessman turned civil servant, Ed Miskiman took on the temporary job of making sure all the plans for Harborfront 74 came off. He's one of 30 government and business executives making switches
      Goode, Jeff
      6/26/1973
      Old and new in rail yards. With 179 switches and controls, Fred Pace (top) directs trains from the John St. control tower. Al Dignard (left) works in (...)
      Old and new in rail yards. With 179 switches and controls, Fred Pace (top) directs trains from the John St. control tower. Al Dignard (left) works in (...)
      Spremo, Boris
      3/4/1974
      So many switches: Ron Dennis, at the controls of a 747 at Terminal 2, gives his son Andrew, 4, a quick lesson in flight instruments.
      So many switches: Ron Dennis, at the controls of a 747 at Terminal 2, gives his son Andrew, 4, a quick lesson in flight instruments.
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      10/29/1992
      Old and new in rail yards. With 179 switches and controls, Fred Pace (top) directs trains from the John St. control tower. Al Dignard (left) works in (...)
      Old and new in rail yards. With 179 switches and controls, Fred Pace (top) directs trains from the John St. control tower. Al Dignard (left) works in (...)
      Spremo, Boris
      3/4/1974
      Right, Miss Canada switches look with a wig, It is the surf cut with short bangs styled by Giorgio of Gus Caruso
      Right, Miss Canada switches look with a wig, It is the surf cut with short bangs styled by Giorgio of Gus Caruso
      James, Norman
      3/18/1969
      Jim Conklin, successor to his late father's title of king of the carnivals, switches from midways to a mammoth bingo game for his latest venture. He i(...)
      Jim Conklin, successor to his late father's title of king of the carnivals, switches from midways to a mammoth bingo game for his latest venture. He i(...)
      Bull, Ron
      2/10/1975
      Old and new in rail yards. With 179 switches and controls, Fred Pace (top) directs trains from the John St. control tower. Al Dignard (left) works in (...)
      Old and new in rail yards. With 179 switches and controls, Fred Pace (top) directs trains from the John St. control tower. Al Dignard (left) works in (...)
      Spremo, Boris
      3/4/1974
      Shelley Peterson, Wife of Ontario Liberal leader David Peterson easily switches her style from casual to manicured
      Shelley Peterson, Wife of Ontario Liberal leader David Peterson easily switches her style from casual to manicured
      Goode, Jeff
      5/14/1985
      Argos' James (Quick) Parker switches from football to tennis using a racket borrowed from a fan at the team's workout at Burnhamthorpe C.I
      Argos' James (Quick) Parker switches from football to tennis using a racket borrowed from a fan at the team's workout at Burnhamthorpe C.I
      Hunter, Paul
      8/8/1990
      Warming to the job. Worker Joe Dutra helps keep the trains running during the cold spell by pouring a flammable liquid over the rail switches and igni(...)
      Warming to the job. Worker Joe Dutra helps keep the trains running during the cold spell by pouring a flammable liquid over the rail switches and igni(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      12/18/1989