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Silhouetted against a Barbadian sunset, John Diefenbaker was working on his memoirs when Boris Spremo of The Star took this prize-winning photo in 1977
Silhouetted against a Barbadian sunset, John Diefenbaker was working on his memoirs when Boris Spremo of The Star took this prize-winning photo in 1977

Silhouetted against a Barbadian sunset, John Diefenbaker was working on his memoirs when Boris Spremo of The Star took this prize-winning photo in 1977

Date1/1/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Silhouetted against a Barbadian sunset, John Diefenbaker was working on his memoirs when Boris Spremo of The Star took this prize-winning photo in 1977.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0043662F
      Asked to autograph an old photograph of himself for Star photographer Boris Spremo, who took the picture, John Diefenbaker happily imitates the expres(...)
      Asked to autograph an old photograph of himself for Star photographer Boris Spremo, who took the picture, John Diefenbaker happily imitates the expres(...)
      Diefenbaker, John G., 1895-1979
      10/21/1975
      Former prime minister John Diefenbaker relaxes on patio at his Barbados cottage while working on final volume of his memoirs. Star writer Val Sears sa(...)
      Former prime minister John Diefenbaker relaxes on patio at his Barbados cottage while working on final volume of his memoirs. Star writer Val Sears sa(...)
      Diefenbaker, John G., 1895-1979
      1/23/1977
      Image shows Toronto Harbour buildings in the far background.
      Then and now. In 1963, Star photographer Boris Spremo took this photo (inset) looking east from the Bathurst St. overpass. The Royal York Hotel and B(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      3/30/1983
      In 1964, Star photographer Boris Spremo took the photo (above) of Queen St
      In 1964, Star photographer Boris Spremo took the photo (above) of Queen St
      Spremo, Boris
      4/15/1983
      When Star photographer Boris Spremo was at this construction site at Bay and Wellington in 1962 (top photo), The Toronto Dominion Centre (circled pill(...)
      When Star photographer Boris Spremo was at this construction site at Bay and Wellington in 1962 (top photo), The Toronto Dominion Centre (circled pill(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      10/6/1983
      When Star photographer Boris Spremo was at this construction site at Bay Wellington in 1962 (top photo), The Toronto Dominion Centre (circled pillar) (...)
      When Star photographer Boris Spremo was at this construction site at Bay Wellington in 1962 (top photo), The Toronto Dominion Centre (circled pillar) (...)
      Spremo, Boris
      9/20/1983
      Family alive: Faroog Abbo Mohammed of London, Ont., holds a photo of his relatives in a Kurdish refugee camp taken by The Star's Boris Spremo.
      Family alive: Faroog Abbo Mohammed of London, Ont., holds a photo of his relatives in a Kurdish refugee camp taken by The Star's Boris Spremo.
      Power, Peter
      5/1/1991
      Star photographer Boris Spremo checked out the New City Hall (bottom photo) from his vantage point at the south west corner of Queen and Bay Streets i(...)
      Star photographer Boris Spremo checked out the New City Hall (bottom photo) from his vantage point at the south west corner of Queen and Bay Streets i(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      1/1/1963
      Spremo wins another award. Winning photography awards is as easy as snapping a shutter for The Star's Boris Spremo. [Incomplete]
      Spremo wins another award. Winning photography awards is as easy as snapping a shutter for The Star's Boris Spremo. [Incomplete]
      MacDonald, John Sandfield,
      2/23/1967
      Tough call: Star photographers Boris Spremo, Tony Bock, Erin Combs and Andrew Stawicki looked at more than 7,000 entries in judging Spring Photo Contest
      Tough call: Star photographers Boris Spremo, Tony Bock, Erin Combs and Andrew Stawicki looked at more than 7,000 entries in judging Spring Photo Contest
      Combs, Erin
      5/21/1991
      Tough Call: Star photographers Boris Spremo, Tony Bock, Erin Combs and Andrew Stawicki looked at more than 7,000 entries in judging Spring Photo Contest
      Tough Call: Star photographers Boris Spremo, Tony Bock, Erin Combs and Andrew Stawicki looked at more than 7,000 entries in judging Spring Photo Contest
      Bock, Tony
      6/1/1990
      The star's Boris Spremo took this aerial view during one of this year's busiest days
      The star's Boris Spremo took this aerial view during one of this year's busiest days
      Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
      9/3/1966