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Town crier

Town crier

Date10/6/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Town crier: Alfie Howard; official town crier of the London Borough of Lambeth; worked his vocal cords at Eaton Centre yesterday to open special tow-week British consumer good promotion at Eaton stores across Canada.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0005319F
      No loudmouth: Scarborough town crier Frank Knight came close to winning the decibel contest for at the recent international town criers' competition in Halifax
      No loudmouth: Scarborough town crier Frank Knight came close to winning the decibel contest for at the recent international town criers' competition in Halifax
      Eglinton, Rick
      9/16/1985
      For crying out loud!. You thought town criers were a thing of the past, didn't you? Not so. Peter Cox, left is a town crier from Halifax and that scro(...)
      For crying out loud!. You thought town criers were a thing of the past, didn't you? Not so. Peter Cox, left is a town crier from Halifax and that scro(...)
      Goode, Jeff
      9/21/1979
      A far crier: Frank Knight, a City of Scarborough town crier, grabs the attention of young Jonathan Ostrom
      A far crier: Frank Knight, a City of Scarborough town crier, grabs the attention of young Jonathan Ostrom
      Knight, Frank
      1/1/1988
      Let's hear those pledges! Frank Knight, Scarborough's official town crier, gets the Variety Club of Ontario's sixth annual telethon off to a ringing s(...)
      Let's hear those pledges! Frank Knight, Scarborough's official town crier, gets the Variety Club of Ontario's sixth annual telethon off to a ringing s(...)
      Darrell, Dick
      1/25/1986
      Dr. Dafoe meets the town crier. Alexander Woollcott, oldest child actor on the American stage, potters fretfully around North Bay these days and will (...)
      Dr. Dafoe meets the town crier. Alexander Woollcott, oldest child actor on the American stage, potters fretfully around North Bay these days and will (...)
      Dafoe, Allan Roy, 1883-1943
      5/31/1939
      Hear ye, hear ye: Town Crier Daniel Richer Dit La Fleche's bell is really music to the ears of Pickering Mayor Jack Anderson, if a trifle loud.
      Hear ye, hear ye: Town Crier Daniel Richer Dit La Fleche's bell is really music to the ears of Pickering Mayor Jack Anderson, if a trifle loud.
      Russell
      4/12/1984
      Bob Crawford Bramphon's Town Crier
      Bob Crawford Bramphon's Town Crier
      Calleja, Frank
      7/7/1995
      Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Hear Ye, shouts Hillis Rowland, Chinguacousy Township's official town crier, as he rings his bell and prepares to make an announcement
      Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Hear Ye, shouts Hillis Rowland, Chinguacousy Township's official town crier, as he rings his bell and prepares to make an announcement
      Norris, Dave
      1/14/1971
      Hear ye, hear ye: Town crier Frank Knight wears an authentic 1790s costume as he strolls around the Scarborugh Civic Centre spreading the latest news
      Hear ye, hear ye: Town crier Frank Knight wears an authentic 1790s costume as he strolls around the Scarborugh Civic Centre spreading the latest news
      Faught, Ken
      8/5/1987
      The village drummer and town crier wears sabots and also a scarf, for the mistral, which is a notorious cold Mediterranean wind, is blowing
      The village drummer and town crier wears sabots and also a scarf, for the mistral, which is a notorious cold Mediterranean wind, is blowing
      Lautens, Richard
      1/19/1946
      In York, official town crier Hamar (Tug) Wilson was master of ceremonies during a children's show in Coronation Park, which included a boy born in Ita(...)
      In York, official town crier Hamar (Tug) Wilson was master of ceremonies during a children's show in Coronation Park, which included a boy born in Ita(...)
      Geo, Mario
      7/2/1972
      One town crier to another
      One town crier to another
      Beach, Howard
      2/22/1987