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Boats of yesterday

Boats of yesterday

Date7/26/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Boats of yesterday: A vast array of antique boats greeted visitors to Harbourfront over the weekend as owners proudly displayed craftsmanship from the past. While most of the boats wee legitimate antiques; there were some replicas.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0009717F
      Brrrr! Boats! Despite cold weather, hundreds of people came out to Ontario Place yesterday to get a look at new boats and boating equipment at the Doc(...)
      Brrrr! Boats! Despite cold weather, hundreds of people came out to Ontario Place yesterday to get a look at new boats and boating equipment at the Doc(...)
      McConnell, Colin
      9/16/1982
      Eenie, Meenie, Miney . . . There are sailboats, power boats, ski boats, fishing boats, big boats and little boats. [Incomplete]
      Eenie, Meenie, Miney . . . There are sailboats, power boats, ski boats, fishing boats, big boats and little boats. [Incomplete]
      Bull, Ron
      8/12/1989
      Setting Sails, Miss Boatshow '81, Brenda Hughes, 17, of Etobicoke, lines up radio-controlled model boats to start the model sailboat races yesterday at the International Boat Show in the Coliseum
      Setting Sails, Miss Boatshow '81, Brenda Hughes, 17, of Etobicoke, lines up radio-controlled model boats to start the model sailboat races yesterday at the International Boat Show in the Coliseum
      Loek, Dick
      1/9/1981
      Boats and more boats
      Boats and more boats
      Spremo, Boris
      9/13/1973
      10 Acres of boats open today, Last-minute touches are given to some of the $20 million worth of boats, sails, engines and marine gadgetry at 20th annu(...)
      10 Acres of boats open today, Last-minute touches are given to some of the $20 million worth of boats, sails, engines and marine gadgetry at 20th annu(...)
      Beaty, Keith
      1/12/1973
      Waves up to 14 feet high flipped over small boats in Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Credit River, and seven salmon fishermen were rescued yesterday,(...)
      Waves up to 14 feet high flipped over small boats in Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Credit River, and seven salmon fishermen were rescued yesterday,(...)
      Lennon, Frank
      8/31/1975
      A house in Wheatley, Ont, sits surrounded by water from Lake Erie yesterday, with boats tied at the door
      A house in Wheatley, Ont, sits surrounded by water from Lake Erie yesterday, with boats tied at the door
      Ross, Fred
      4/10/1973
      Yippee, Premier Bob Rae prepares to make contact yesterday as he rides the bumper boats at Ontario Place
      Yippee, Premier Bob Rae prepares to make contact yesterday as he rides the bumper boats at Ontario Place
      Rae, Bob
      8/11/1991
      Dormant for 60 yearsm the Port of Newcastle was officially re-opened by owner Scott Fennell yesterday and he looked over the boats moored there. He ho(...)
      Dormant for 60 yearsm the Port of Newcastle was officially re-opened by owner Scott Fennell yesterday and he looked over the boats moored there. He ho(...)
      Dexter, Brian
      7/1/1975
      We can't build enough boats: Despite sluggish sales by competitors, boat-builder George Oliver is selling everything he can produce and has turned down business he can't handle
      We can't build enough boats: Despite sluggish sales by competitors, boat-builder George Oliver is selling everything he can produce and has turned down business he can't handle
      Slaughter, Mike
      7/4/1980
      All boats on deck Michael McIntosh, 19, a lifeguard at the Eastern Beaches, checks to make sure the police launch is secured to the boat deck at the L(...)
      All boats on deck Michael McIntosh, 19, a lifeguard at the Eastern Beaches, checks to make sure the police launch is secured to the boat deck at the L(...)
      Stuparyk, Michael
      7/28/1981
      Wall-to-wall-boats: It's a broad view of part of the 29th annual Toronto International Boat Show which opened Saturday in the automotive building and Coliseum at Exhibition Place
      Wall-to-wall-boats: It's a broad view of part of the 29th annual Toronto International Boat Show which opened Saturday in the automotive building and Coliseum at Exhibition Place
      Griffin, Doug
      1/9/1987