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Blitzing north Toronto by bicycle
Blitzing north Toronto by bicycle

Blitzing north Toronto by bicycle

Date10/15/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Blitzing north Toronto by bicycle. External Affairs Minister Mitchell Sharp pedals through North Toronto Saturday with 16 youngsters, handing out leaflets urging his re-election in Eglinton riding in the Oct.30 federal election. Sharp had problems with his bicycles during the blitz: He started out with a bike with standard gears -- and the brakes seized up, next he borrowed a racing model--and a tire blew out, then he borrowed a girl's bicycle, which survived to the end. Sharp has won Eglinton riding in 1963, 1965 and 1968.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0079885F
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    Not a businessman but a practical idea man - that's self-assessment of designer Robert Coo, shown at work in office on Queen's Quay near York St. Coo admits North America isn't yet ready for his bicycle design.
    Bull, Ron
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    3/10/1989
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    1/26/1984
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    Russell, Jim
    4/8/1986
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    Gairdner, Cassie
    8/15/1984
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    Loek, Dick
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    Brown cover with gold text in varied font type down centre, framed with decorative line borders
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    Planet Cycle Company
    1905
    Toronto bicycle club
    Toronto bicycle club
    Unknown
    Approximately 1890
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    Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
    8/14/1974
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    Teenaged hero honored, David Belisle, 16, of Ward's Island holds a commendation given to him yesterday by the Toronto Harbor Commission for saving Jane Kan, 16, right, and another girl after they rode their tandem bicycle off a dock.
    Bock, Tony
    1/24/1991
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    Bull, Ron
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    Barabara Smatlanak will pedal her 10 speed bicycle from Toronto to Montreal
    Goode, Jeff
    6/30/1976