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Escape: A hotel guest and his daughter flee fire
Escape: A hotel guest and his daughter flee fire

Escape: A hotel guest and his daughter flee fire

Date1/17/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Escape: A hotel guest and his daughter flee fire.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0000587F
      Falls five storeys to death. Morris Powlatsky, aged 53, of Winnipeg, a guest at the Walker House, fell from the fire escape on the fifth floor of the (...)
      Falls five storeys to death. Morris Powlatsky, aged 53, of Winnipeg, a guest at the Walker House, fell from the fire escape on the fifth floor of the (...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      n.d.
      Retiring fire chief honored. Retiring chief ot Toronto's fire department, Frank Coakwell shakes hands with guests last night who attended a testimonial dinner at the Royal York Hotel to pay tribute his 50 years of service to the city. He retires officially on Dec. 30.
      Retiring fire chief honored. Retiring chief ot Toronto's fire department, Frank Coakwell shakes hands with guests last night who attended a testimonial dinner at the Royal York Hotel to pay tribute his 50 years of service to the city. He retires officially on Dec. 30.
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      12/8/1968
      Overcome by smoke inhalation while fighting a fire in a North York townhouse that forced six persons to flee their home, fireman Frank Hall is assiste(...)
      Overcome by smoke inhalation while fighting a fire in a North York townhouse that forced six persons to flee their home, fireman Frank Hall is assiste(...)
      Goode, Jeff
      4/30/1973
      Jim Dekker, a Christian Reformed missionary, says he had to flee for his life last September from Guatemela, a Central American country ruled by a bor(...)
      Jim Dekker, a Christian Reformed missionary, says he had to flee for his life last September from Guatemela, a Central American country ruled by a bor(...)
      Bull, Ron
      3/9/1983
      Homeless but happy, Maria Pede (left) had to flee from her Mississauga home Sunday but her husband, Bernadino, took his Wintario ticket along, and yes(...)
      Homeless but happy, Maria Pede (left) had to flee from her Mississauga home Sunday but her husband, Bernadino, took his Wintario ticket along, and yes(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      11/13/1979
      Artist Karl Hahn, who spent 9 years in Czech prisons for ''sabotage,'' forged documents for his daughter Suzanne (centre) so that they could escape to(...)
      Artist Karl Hahn, who spent 9 years in Czech prisons for ''sabotage,'' forged documents for his daughter Suzanne (centre) so that they could escape to(...)
      Geo, Mario
      5/7/1968
      An Aerial-platform fire truck was used to pluck guests from the 100-year-old Wellington Hotel in Guelph during a $1 million fire yesterday that left t(...)
      An Aerial-platform fire truck was used to pluck guests from the 100-year-old Wellington Hotel in Guelph during a $1 million fire yesterday that left t(...)
      Brennan, Pat
      7/8/1975
      Prime minister Pierre Trudeau was greeted on arrival at Park Plaza Hotel in Toronto last night by some of the guests who happened to see his unobtrusi(...)
      Prime minister Pierre Trudeau was greeted on arrival at Park Plaza Hotel in Toronto last night by some of the guests who happened to see his unobtrusi(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      9/19/1972
      Unexpected guests at the Rotary club luncheon in the Royal York hotel today were Joe Laflamme of Gogama, right, and his two-year-old moose. Dr. J. A. Campbell, of the Toronto zoo, steadies the animal as Johnny Ferguson perches on its back
      Unexpected guests at the Rotary club luncheon in the Royal York hotel today were Joe Laflamme of Gogama, right, and his two-year-old moose. Dr. J. A. Campbell, of the Toronto zoo, steadies the animal as Johnny Ferguson perches on its back
      LaFlamme, Joe, 1889-1965
      1/24/1947
      Mugabe records Metro visit. Robert Mugabe signs Ontario's guest book in his hotel suite today, before attending an official government luncheon held i(...)
      Mugabe records Metro visit. Robert Mugabe signs Ontario's guest book in his hotel suite today, before attending an official government luncheon held i(...)
      Mugabe, Robert Gabriel, 1924-
      9/26/1990
      On first Canadian visit, Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol (right) paid a courtesy call on Premier John Robarts (centre) and met Philip Givens, former mayor of Toronto, after arriving in the city yesterday. He planned to spend most of today observing Jewish Sabbath in his hotel room. After sundown he will be guest of honor at a dinner at Adath Israel Synagogue, then will leave tomorrow for Montreal where he will present Israel's Expo pavilion to the city.
      On first Canadian visit, Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol (right) paid a courtesy call on Premier John Robarts (centre) and met Philip Givens, former mayor of Toronto, after arriving in the city yesterday. He planned to spend most of today observing Jewish Sabbath in his hotel room. After sundown he will be guest of honor at a dinner at Adath Israel Synagogue, then will leave tomorrow for Montreal where he will present Israel's Expo pavilion to the city.
      James, Norman
      1/12/1968
      Saw Murderer flee as officer died, Mrs, W
      Saw Murderer flee as officer died, Mrs, W
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      6/21/1940