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Co-discoverer of insulin, Dr. Charles H. Best, 77, and his wife look over notes last night he and Sir Frederick Banting compiled during their reseach.(...)
Co-discoverer of insulin, Dr. Charles H. Best, 77, and his wife look over notes last night he and Sir Frederick Banting compiled during their reseach.(...)

Co-discoverer of insulin, Dr. Charles H. Best, 77, and his wife look over notes last night he and Sir Frederick Banting compiled during their reseach.(...)

Date2/3/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Co-discoverer of insulin, Dr. Charles H. Best, 77, and his wife look over notes last night he and Sir Frederick Banting compiled during their reseach. They're in a reproduction of the laboratory the two scientists used in 1921 at the University of Toronto. It was built at Ontario Science Centre.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0032546F
      Honor for Dr. Best. Dr. Charles Best. co-discoverer of insulin, and Mrs. Best show the Jerusalem Medal given him last night at Shaarei Shomayim Synago(...)
      Honor for Dr. Best. Dr. Charles Best. co-discoverer of insulin, and Mrs. Best show the Jerusalem Medal given him last night at Shaarei Shomayim Synago(...)
      Best, Charles Herbert, 1899-1978
      12/8/1971
      Banting tribute: The Queen Mother shelters from the sun with Lieutenant-Governor Lincoln Alexander at a ceremony honoring Frederick Banting, insulin co-discoverer
      Banting tribute: The Queen Mother shelters from the sun with Lieutenant-Governor Lincoln Alexander at a ceremony honoring Frederick Banting, insulin co-discoverer
      Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002
      7/7/1989
      Diabetic Jo-Anne Stolarchuk, above, shows letter received from insulin co-discoverer Dr. Charles Best
      Diabetic Jo-Anne Stolarchuk, above, shows letter received from insulin co-discoverer Dr. Charles Best
      Combs, Erin
      4/5/1978
      Two works of Dr. F. C. Banting. Above are two oils from the brush of Dr. F. C. Banting, the discoverer of insulin, who for the moment has forsaken sci(...)
      Two works of Dr. F. C. Banting. Above are two oils from the brush of Dr. F. C. Banting, the discoverer of insulin, who for the moment has forsaken sci(...)
      Banting, Henrietta
      2/1/1925
      Canada's Greatest. Sir Frederick Banting for his discovery of insulin, was vote Canada's greatest man by studen in Toronto's collegiates. Seco was Premier W. L. M. King. [Incomplete]
      Canada's Greatest. Sir Frederick Banting for his discovery of insulin, was vote Canada's greatest man by studen in Toronto's collegiates. Seco was Premier W. L. M. King. [Incomplete]
      Banting, F. G. (Frederick Grant), 1891-1941
      11/1/1938
      Lucky Patient: Ted Ryder, 74, holds a picture of himself showing the healthy boy he became after Dr. Frederick Banting started him on insulin treatments in 1922.
      Lucky Patient: Ted Ryder, 74, holds a picture of himself showing the healthy boy he became after Dr. Frederick Banting started him on insulin treatments in 1922.
      Combs, Erin
      10/13/1990
      Dr. Charles Best and Lady Banting with Bronze Busts of Banting and Best
      Dr. Charles Best and Lady Banting with Bronze Busts of Banting and Best
      Best, Charles Herbert, 1899-1978
      11/7/1962
      Sir Frederick Banting was famous for art as well as science and this snowscape at Cap aux Oies, Quebec, is considered one of his finest paintings. He (...)
      Sir Frederick Banting was famous for art as well as science and this snowscape at Cap aux Oies, Quebec, is considered one of his finest paintings. He (...)
      Banting, F. G. (Frederick Grant), 1891-1941
      3/8/1941
      Sir H. F. Dickens celebrates birthday with his wife. The photograph here shows Sir H. Dickens, only surviving son of the famous writer, Charles Dicken(...)
      Sir H. F. Dickens celebrates birthday with his wife. The photograph here shows Sir H. Dickens, only surviving son of the famous writer, Charles Dicken(...)
      Barratt's
      1/28/1930
      Charles Best. Helped discover insulin
      Charles Best. Helped discover insulin
      Beaty, Keith
      10/25/1971
      Scientist's mother dies. Mrs. William Thompson Banting, Sr., who died yesterday at Alliston, at the age of 87. Her son, Sir Frederick Banting, gave in(...)
      Scientist's mother dies. Mrs. William Thompson Banting, Sr., who died yesterday at Alliston, at the age of 87. Her son, Sir Frederick Banting, gave in(...)
      Banting, F. G. (Frederick Grant), 1891-1941
      12/3/1940
      Robbie Lane, who opened at the Friar's Tavern last night, has the voice to go with his looks but it doesn't quite hold up on higher notes says critic Eli Silas
      Robbie Lane, who opened at the Friar's Tavern last night, has the voice to go with his looks but it doesn't quite hold up on higher notes says critic Eli Silas
      Robbie Lane and the Disciples (Musical group)
      6/15/1970