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Just a Shell
Just a Shell

Just a Shell

Date12/29/1992
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Original Toronto Star caption: Just a Shell: Firefighters clear debris from the roof of the family-run steak and lobster restaurant. It s unlikely insurance will cover the full loss.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0000476F
      The new rises above the old, Toronto's new clam-shell shaped city hall is seen (background) just starting to peek above the ruins of the sturdily buil(...)
      The new rises above the old, Toronto's new clam-shell shaped city hall is seen (background) just starting to peek above the ruins of the sturdily buil(...)
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      10/22/1963
      When the Jays and Argos leave for the new Dome the stadium will be just a shell
      When the Jays and Argos leave for the new Dome the stadium will be just a shell
      Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
      8/20/1972
      Mrs. V. Coole presents shell to col. Smith, Ajax. Sept. 11- Several thousand shell-fillers from the Ajax plant saw the 25 millionth shell to roll off (...)
      Mrs. V. Coole presents shell to col. Smith, Ajax. Sept. 11- Several thousand shell-fillers from the Ajax plant saw the 25 millionth shell to roll off (...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      9/14/1944
      One live shell left. The teller's gun examined after the shooting duel, had only one live shell in the chamber and only one spent shell was found in t(...)
      One live shell left. The teller's gun examined after the shooting duel, had only one live shell in the chamber and only one spent shell was found in t(...)
      Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
      8/16/1940
      Women learn to fill the shells for their soldiers, Wives, mothers and grandmothers of active service men are wartime schoolgirls at classes in shell-f(...)
      Women learn to fill the shells for their soldiers, Wives, mothers and grandmothers of active service men are wartime schoolgirls at classes in shell-f(...)
      Rutherford, George
      4/7/1943
      War worker Jane Cox holds a carton of finished paper components for shells, ready to be shipped to a shell Plant
      War worker Jane Cox holds a carton of finished paper components for shells, ready to be shipped to a shell Plant
      James, Norman
      3/16/1944
      Conch shell: Above, smallish conch shell, about $5 at Zephyr, comes from the Phillipines
      Conch shell: Above, smallish conch shell, about $5 at Zephyr, comes from the Phillipines
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      7/22/1983
      Seasoned Oilmen and long-time friends, Bill Daniel (left), president of Shell Canada, and Peter Baxendell, a managing director of Royal Dutch/Shell Gr(...)
      Seasoned Oilmen and long-time friends, Bill Daniel (left), president of Shell Canada, and Peter Baxendell, a managing director of Royal Dutch/Shell Gr(...)
      Daniel, William
      3/24/1977
      Trident shell: Above, rare trident shell deserved to be set by itself on glass or mirror shelf, $85 at Zephyr
      Trident shell: Above, rare trident shell deserved to be set by itself on glass or mirror shelf, $85 at Zephyr
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      7/22/1983
      Girl wonders how tall she'll be Youth Clinic column tells her she'll find out at 16
      Girl wonders how tall she'll be Youth Clinic column tells her she'll find out at 16
      Russell, Jim
      8/7/1981
      The voyager's companion, or, Shell collector's pilot : with instructions and directions where to find the finest shells : also for preserving the skins of animals and the best methods of catching and preserving insects, &c. &c. &c.
      The voyager's companion, or, Shell collector's pilot : with instructions and directions where to find the finest shells : also for preserving the skins of animals and the best methods of catching and preserving insects, &c. &c. &c.
      Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green
      1825
      The Gothic shell of Lisbon's Large do Carmo Church, which survived the 1755 earthquake, has a stark beauty of its own
      The Gothic shell of Lisbon's Large do Carmo Church, which survived the 1755 earthquake, has a stark beauty of its own
      Bryant, George
      3/7/1989