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Youthful skip Pierre Birkbeck of Avonlea watches his rock-head down the ice during play in the Canada Life bonspiel
Youthful skip Pierre Birkbeck of Avonlea watches his rock-head down the ice during play in the Canada Life bonspiel

Youthful skip Pierre Birkbeck of Avonlea watches his rock-head down the ice during play in the Canada Life bonspiel

Date1/20/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Youthful skip Pierre Birkbeck of Avonlea watches his rock-head down the ice during play in the Canada Life bonspiel. Birkbeck was knocked out of competition, but his popular rink, youngest of 672 in the 'spiel, won many friends.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0092612F
      Ron work, the second for John DeGraaf's Humber Highlands rink, watches his shot in Canada Life bonspiel game against the Ken McIntury's Boulevard rink. Humber Highlands won 6-4
      Ron work, the second for John DeGraaf's Humber Highlands rink, watches his shot in Canada Life bonspiel game against the Ken McIntury's Boulevard rink. Humber Highlands won 6-4
      Slaughter, Mike
      1/12/1980
      Sw-e-e-e-e-e-p yells Hec Gervais as he watches Rock go down ice
      Sw-e-e-e-e-e-p yells Hec Gervais as he watches Rock go down ice
      Lennon, Frank
      1/6/1965
      Nini Mutch of the Humber Highland Curling Club watcher her shot slide down the ice yesterday during finals of North American Life bonspiel at High Par(...)
      Nini Mutch of the Humber Highland Curling Club watcher her shot slide down the ice yesterday during finals of North American Life bonspiel at High Par(...)
      Bezant, Graham
      12/2/1976
      Shouting commands to his sweepers as rock slides down ice is Leaside skip Paul Weiland
      Shouting commands to his sweepers as rock slides down ice is Leaside skip Paul Weiland
      Geo, Mario
      1/10/1972
      Happy winners of Canada Life Bonspiel, are, left to right, Tom Cordina, skip Ray Grant, Brian Lawrie and Eric Milne
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      Bezant, Graham
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      Diane Ranken, the first woman skip in the Imperial Life bonspiel, split her first two games
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      2/17/1979
      After all-out effort, curler Kathy Bell, of Granite Club, watches the progress of her stone down the ice at the Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Cl(...)
      After all-out effort, curler Kathy Bell, of Granite Club, watches the progress of her stone down the ice at the Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Cl(...)
      Bull, Ron
      1/28/1975
      Study in concentration. A crouching Al Hackner watches his sweepers as he delivers a rock in his match against John Base in the Molson Classic at the (...)
      Study in concentration. A crouching Al Hackner watches his sweepers as he delivers a rock in his match against John Base in the Molson Classic at the (...)
      Faught, Ken
      11/9/1985
      Warren Hansen who throws second rocks for Hec Gervais' Alberta rink, appears in pain as he watches shot during 8-4 win over Saskatchewan, but Hansen i(...)
      Warren Hansen who throws second rocks for Hec Gervais' Alberta rink, appears in pain as he watches shot during 8-4 win over Saskatchewan, but Hansen i(...)
      Bull, Ron
      3/4/1974
      Going down: Challenger Roddy MacDonald watches as champion Gary Summerhays heads for the canvas duing their Canadian light heavyweight championship fight last night at the CNE Coliseum
      Going down: Challenger Roddy MacDonald watches as champion Gary Summerhays heads for the canvas duing their Canadian light heavyweight championship fight last night at the CNE Coliseum
      MacDonald, Roddy
      12/2/1981
      Television producer Jerry Lawton plays with his son, Mikael, 5 months, while his wife, Inger, watches
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      Spremo, Boris
      10/29/1970
      Chris Verney plays street hockey, Clark Verney watches his son practise his slap shot
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      Geo, Mario
      10/14/1971