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Hello, beautiful . . . Christopher McGowan, a Royal Ontario Museum scientist, holds one of four red-winged tinamous hatched Sunday at the ROM in an im(...)
Hello, beautiful . . . Christopher McGowan, a Royal Ontario Museum scientist, holds one of four red-winged tinamous hatched Sunday at the ROM in an im(...)

Hello, beautiful . . . Christopher McGowan, a Royal Ontario Museum scientist, holds one of four red-winged tinamous hatched Sunday at the ROM in an im(...)

Date12/17/1981
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  • Hello, beautiful . . . Christopher McGowan, a Royal Ontario Museum scientist, holds one of four red-winged tinamous hatched Sunday at the ROM in an im(...)
  • Hello; beautiful . . . Christopher McGowan; a Royal Ontario Museum scientist; holds one of four red-winged tinamous hatched Sunday at the ROM in an important research experiment. The chicks; unaware how important they are to their own endangered species in South America; are thriving; chirp a lot and peck at everthing in reach. They are particularly fond of McGowan's tie.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Hello; beautiful . . . Christopher McGowan; a Royal Ontario Museum scientist; holds one of four red-winged tinamous hatched Sunday at the ROM in an important research experiment. The chicks; unaware how important they are to their own endangered species in South America; are thriving; chirp a lot and peck at everthing in reach. They are particularly fond of McGowan's tie.
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      Where's my dinner? One of the four red-winged tinameos hatched Sunday at the Royal Ontario Museum isn't shy about making his wants known. The rare birds are an endangered South American species
      Where's my dinner? One of the four red-winged tinameos hatched Sunday at the Royal Ontario Museum isn't shy about making his wants known. The rare birds are an endangered South American species
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      12/18/1981
      Zoo foreman John Hully holds Henrietta, a day-old emu that hatched from egg he is holding
      Zoo foreman John Hully holds Henrietta, a day-old emu that hatched from egg he is holding
      Darrell, Dick
      5/12/1975
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      Ancient evidence: Chris McGowan, curator of the Royal Ontario Museum's vertebrate palaeontology department, and Rev
      Ancient evidence: Chris McGowan, curator of the Royal Ontario Museum's vertebrate palaeontology department, and Rev
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      11/17/1984
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      Stawicki, Andrew
      10/20/1989
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      Spremo, Boris
      9/11/1972
      Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Museums - Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) - Chinese Art Exhibition
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      Toronto Star (Firm)
      2/11/1924
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      Bull, Ron
      11/17/1981
      Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Museums - Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) - Chinese Art Exhibition
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      Alexandra Studios
      10/26/1931
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      Darrell, Dick
      3/1/1966
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      Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Museums - Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) - Miscellaneous - 1969-70
      Goode, Jeff
      5/30/1969
      ROM protest: A museum worker costumed to represent a dinosaur joined about 100 union members who picketed the Royal Ontario Museum yesterday to protest lagging contract negotiations
      ROM protest: A museum worker costumed to represent a dinosaur joined about 100 union members who picketed the Royal Ontario Museum yesterday to protest lagging contract negotiations
      Mahler, John
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