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Gold to dross
Gold to dross

Gold to dross

Date10/3/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Gold to dross: This was the high moment in Ben Johnson's life, when he wore Olympic gold. A few days later it was taken away and he had to return to Canada in disgrace.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0057808F
      Gold regions of Canada, gold, how and where to find it, the explorer's guide and manual of practical and instructive directions for explorers and miners in the gold regions of Canada
      Gold regions of Canada, gold, how and where to find it, the explorer's guide and manual of practical and instructive directions for explorers and miners in the gold regions of Canada
      Maclear & Co.
      1867
      Replica of gold tea casket given King and Queen, One of 35 chromium replicas of a solid gold casket presented to the King and Queen
      Replica of gold tea casket given King and Queen, One of 35 chromium replicas of a solid gold casket presented to the King and Queen
      George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952
      8 February 1939
      Gold star winner. The gold star winner in the first Toronto Star recruitment advertising awards is IKEA canada, with Vancouver advertising agency McCa(...)
      Gold star winner. The gold star winner in the first Toronto Star recruitment advertising awards is IKEA canada, with Vancouver advertising agency McCa(...)
      Bull, Ron
      2/23/1988
      John Tory displays a sculptured gold necklace by Bill Reid of Montreal, gold and diamond bracelet by Birks' chief designer Jane Huston of and an ameth(...)
      John Tory displays a sculptured gold necklace by Bill Reid of Montreal, gold and diamond bracelet by Birks' chief designer Jane Huston of and an ameth(...)
      Goode, Jeff
      10/7/1971
      Striking gold, Kate Pace, still sporting a cast on her broken left wrist, displays the downhill gold medal she won last week at the world alpine championships
      Striking gold, Kate Pace, still sporting a cast on her broken left wrist, displays the downhill gold medal she won last week at the world alpine championships
      Goode, Jeff
      2/15/1993
      hristmas Ribbon. on this $23,000 Aston Martin symbolizes dealer hn Cox's hope that somebody will buy it as a gift for a loved one. obody's taken up his offer of Christmas morning delivery yet, but other expensive items are being snapped up around Toronto. Jewelry, fur coats an gold toothpicks are big with those who don't insist on sensible gifts. Some teenagers don't mind paying $100 for a gold chain. [Incomplete]
      hristmas Ribbon. on this $23,000 Aston Martin symbolizes dealer hn Cox's hope that somebody will buy it as a gift for a loved one. obody's taken up his offer of Christmas morning delivery yet, but other expensive items are being snapped up around Toronto. Jewelry, fur coats an gold toothpicks are big with those who don't insist on sensible gifts. Some teenagers don't mind paying $100 for a gold chain. [Incomplete]
      Goode, Jeff
      12/13/1972
      Pulling for gold: Toronto's Silken Laumann powers her way to the gold in the women's single sculls at the Pan American Games yesterday
      Pulling for gold: Toronto's Silken Laumann powers her way to the gold in the women's single sculls at the Pan American Games yesterday
      Goode, Jeff
      8/16/1987
      A touch of gold: Betty Rheaume of Mississauga beams with pride as 19-year-old son John Marc displays the five gold medals he won in swimming at the Ontario Special Olympics, held at York
      A touch of gold: Betty Rheaume of Mississauga beams with pride as 19-year-old son John Marc displays the five gold medals he won in swimming at the Ontario Special Olympics, held at York
      Stuparyk, Michael
      6/1/1980
      Gown worn by Princess Margaret last night at ball was a gold on gold brocade, with a double-ringed neckline
      Gown worn by Princess Margaret last night at ball was a gold on gold brocade, with a double-ringed neckline
      Margaret, Princess, Countess of Snowdon, 1930-2002
      10/6/1967
      Cocktail-Bar Pianist E. Dee Gold. Transformed form Edie Gold, a Forest Hill wife and mother
      Cocktail-Bar Pianist E. Dee Gold. Transformed form Edie Gold, a Forest Hill wife and mother
      Gold, Edie
      3/24/1969
      Men's doric column ring at 18-karat yellow gold with bezel-set diamond, $5,300, man's 14-karat yellow gold ring with channel-set diamond, $2,975, both by Myles Mindham of Stones Fine Jewellery Ltd
      Men's doric column ring at 18-karat yellow gold with bezel-set diamond, $5,300, man's 14-karat yellow gold ring with channel-set diamond, $2,975, both by Myles Mindham of Stones Fine Jewellery Ltd
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      2/19/1988
      Old Pictures of the Klondike gold fields that he inserted in his movie are checked over by photographer Lyle Bebensee. The Humber College instructor spent three years at more than $20,000 creating a 30-minute film of the 1898 gold rush trail
      Old Pictures of the Klondike gold fields that he inserted in his movie are checked over by photographer Lyle Bebensee. The Humber College instructor spent three years at more than $20,000 creating a 30-minute film of the 1898 gold rush trail
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      4/4/1978