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Photo 352: Handling radioactive material by remote control
Photo 352: Handling radioactive material by remote control

Photo 352: Handling radioactive material by remote control

Date1953-06
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FormatPicture
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Original Toronto Star caption: Very elaborate precautions are taken to protect personnel from radiation. There has been no accident due to radiation hazard at Chalk River.
GeographyCity, town, townshipChalk River
GeographyCountyRenfrew (Ont. : County)
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
Medium
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Language
    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
    Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
    Object NumberTS-2-124-GO-359
    Port Hope is living in fear over the potential health from radioactive gas released by irradiated landfill materials, says author and local resident
    Port Hope is living in fear over the potential health from radioactive gas released by irradiated landfill materials, says author and local resident
    Beaty, Keith
    1/16/1976
    Eight Feet, Two Inches tall, Don Koehler, left, of Chicago, chats with Jim Gellatly, head of the Materials Handling Show at the International Centre. (...)
    Eight Feet, Two Inches tall, Don Koehler, left, of Chicago, chats with Jim Gellatly, head of the Materials Handling Show at the International Centre. (...)
    Slaughter, Mike
    9/27/1976
    Solid handlwork: Art Cooke spent the summer of '45 chiseling mortar off old bricks to build the home he and his wife still live in on Burnett Ave. Today, a high-rise looms near the site he bought for $350. Above, Cooke admires the sturdy bricks he bought for $352 and hauled in a rented truck from the Swift meatpacking plant.
    Solid handlwork: Art Cooke spent the summer of '45 chiseling mortar off old bricks to build the home he and his wife still live in on Burnett Ave. Today, a high-rise looms near the site he bought for $350. Above, Cooke admires the sturdy bricks he bought for $352 and hauled in a rented truck from the Swift meatpacking plant.
    Bock, Tony
    10/7/1982
    House, Markham St., west side, between College & Ulster Sts. (#s 352 & 354). Toronto, Ont.
    House, Markham St., west side, between College & Ulster Sts. (#s 352 & 354). Toronto, Ont.
    Galbraith Photo Company
    1919
    Steering by remote control
    Steering by remote control
    Calleja, Frank
    11/4/1992
    Robot's Help: A remote-control device directed by police officers shakes open a briefcase, after blasting it apart with a shotgun
    Robot's Help: A remote-control device directed by police officers shakes open a briefcase, after blasting it apart with a shotgun
    Bock, Tony
    3/18/1992
    Remote control unit for motorized equipment and mantel radios instead of radar parts is included in the reconversion program of peacetime production
    Remote control unit for motorized equipment and mantel radios instead of radar parts is included in the reconversion program of peacetime production
    James, Norman
    8/22/1945
    The weapons: Remote control devices, like this one, and video recorders cut the size of audiences seeing commercials and raise questions about TV's advertising efficiency
    The weapons: Remote control devices, like this one, and video recorders cut the size of audiences seeing commercials and raise questions about TV's advertising efficiency
    Bull, Ron
    3/23/1982
    Sylvie Eustace, loan manager at the B of M's main Metro branch, uses remote control device to lower prime on electronic board
    Sylvie Eustace, loan manager at the B of M's main Metro branch, uses remote control device to lower prime on electronic board
    Bank of Montreal
    1/17/1992
    A trunkful: A Custom-built cabinet contains the amplifiers and two remote-control cartridge units, one taking six cassettes, the other 12 CDs---plus a 12-volt battery
    A trunkful: A Custom-built cabinet contains the amplifiers and two remote-control cartridge units, one taking six cassettes, the other 12 CDs---plus a 12-volt battery
    Loek, Dick
    4/14/1988
    With the end-fitting stub sealed in a plastic bag to prevent carbon 14 dust from entering the workers environment the (RTC) remote control crane manov(...)
    With the end-fitting stub sealed in a plastic bag to prevent carbon 14 dust from entering the workers environment the (RTC) remote control crane manov(...)
    Dunlop, Al
    4/12/1985
    Approach by remote control: This machine has a TV camera and an arm carrying a shotgun to shoot the bomb
    Approach by remote control: This machine has a TV camera and an arm carrying a shotgun to shoot the bomb
    Mahler, John
    4/28/1982