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Hello...it's Bob Welch here. His briefcase started ringing while he was walking on Bay St., so Conservative party leadership candidate Robert Welch, p(...)
Hello...it's Bob Welch here. His briefcase started ringing while he was walking on Bay St., so Conservative party leadership candidate Robert Welch, p(...)

Hello...it's Bob Welch here. His briefcase started ringing while he was walking on Bay St., so Conservative party leadership candidate Robert Welch, p(...)

Date1/19/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Hello...it's Bob Welch here. His briefcase started ringing while he was walking on Bay St., so Conservative party leadership candidate Robert Welch, provincial secretary, uses fire hydrant as a prop while he answers call. He uses battery-operated portable telephone, donated by a supporter, to keep in touch with delegates to leadership convention.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0088626F
    The Bob Welch Boosters, group of girls who are backing Provincial Secretary Robert Welch in his bid for leadership of the Ontario Conservative party, (...)
    The Bob Welch Boosters, group of girls who are backing Provincial Secretary Robert Welch in his bid for leadership of the Ontario Conservative party, (...)
    Goode, Jeff
    2/9/1971
    Provincial secretary Robert Welch raises his arms to respond to applause after his speech to Progressive Conservative leadership convention last night(...)
    Provincial secretary Robert Welch raises his arms to respond to applause after his speech to Progressive Conservative leadership convention last night(...)
    Griffin, Doug
    2/11/1971
    Shows a woman in a bikini with glitter on a stage, speaking sternly, with her hand on her hip. …
    Raquel Welch: "It's occurred to me that maybe you've come here to see me fall on my ass"
    Bull, Ron
    11 March 1976
    Straw hats present a floppy problem for Conservative leadership candidate Allan Lawrence and his wife at a party he threw last night at the Royal York(...)
    Straw hats present a floppy problem for Conservative leadership candidate Allan Lawrence and his wife at a party he threw last night at the Royal York(...)
    Griffin, Doug
    2/9/1971
    Whew! He passed. Robert Welch, Minister of Recreation, loosened his tie and pumped his way to an above average score today at Queen's Park in a test c(...)
    Whew! He passed. Robert Welch, Minister of Recreation, loosened his tie and pumped his way to an above average score today at Queen's Park in a test c(...)
    Griffin, Doug
    2/18/1974
    Catherine's Beau, Actress Catherine O'Hara and her beau, Bo Welch, enjoy themselves at Monday night's hot Alliance party at Prego's. Welch is a production designer
    Catherine's Beau, Actress Catherine O'Hara and her beau, Bo Welch, enjoy themselves at Monday night's hot Alliance party at Prego's. Welch is a production designer
    Combs, Erin
    9/11/1990
    The fastest man on Robert Welch's campaign team is Don Romagnoli, who gets about Welch's headquarters on a pair of roller skates
    The fastest man on Robert Welch's campaign team is Don Romagnoli, who gets about Welch's headquarters on a pair of roller skates
    Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
    2/9/1971
    François Dansereau, 34, left, helps Andrew Welch, 32, take his daily dose of ganciciovir, administered through his chest. Welch, who was diagnosed wit(...)
    François Dansereau, 34, left, helps Andrew Welch, 32, take his daily dose of ganciciovir, administered through his chest. Welch, who was diagnosed wit(...)
    Power, Peter
    4/10/1990
    Housing Minister Robert Welch. His job was political suicide
    Housing Minister Robert Welch. His job was political suicide
    Darrell, Dick
    11/7/1973
    Five candidates for the leadership of the Conservative party politely disagreed with each other last night at a forum in the St. Lawrence Centre, but (...)
    Five candidates for the leadership of the Conservative party politely disagreed with each other last night at a forum in the St. Lawrence Centre, but (...)
    Goode, Jeff
    2/9/1976
    Provincial Attorney-General Robert Welch announced yesterday that he is seeking changes in federal drug laws in the wake of the public outcry over a r(...)
    Provincial Attorney-General Robert Welch announced yesterday that he is seeking changes in federal drug laws in the wake of the public outcry over a r(...)
    Borovoy, A. Alan (Alfred Alan), 1932-
    7/30/1970
    Comedy kings: Actor Eugene Levy (left) hams for the camera with actress Catherine O'Hara (right), who was accompanied by her beau, Bo Welch, at post-performance Phantom party in Casa Loma last night
    Comedy kings: Actor Eugene Levy (left) hams for the camera with actress Catherine O'Hara (right), who was accompanied by her beau, Bo Welch, at post-performance Phantom party in Casa Loma last night
    Gower, Patti
    9/20/1989