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Float fun

Float fun

Date9/5/1988
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Alternate Title
  • Float fun: Parade participants sporting masks resembling Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and U.S. President Ronald Reagan were a hit with spectators.
  • Float fun
FormatPicture
Notes
Original Toronto Star caption: Float fun: Parade participants sporting masks resembling Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and U.S. President Ronald Reagan were a hit with spectators.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0010654F
C.N.E. Floral Parade, 1926, Eglinton District Horticultural Society float
C.N.E. Floral Parade, 1926, Eglinton District Horticultural Society float
Unknown
1926
Giant canoe float, La Chasse Galerie, wows crowd
Giant canoe float, La Chasse Galerie, wows crowd
Cooper, David
11/16/1986
DANFORTH BUSINESSMEN'S ASSOCIATION, annual spring parade, showing Percy Waters florist, float
DANFORTH BUSINESSMEN'S ASSOCIATION, annual spring parade, showing Percy Waters florist, float
Danforth Businessmen's Association (Toronto, Ont.)
1920
Santa's coming: City workers Henning Rasmussen, Geoffrey Emery, centre, and Brent Melanson work on a float for the Christmas parade
Santa's coming: City workers Henning Rasmussen, Geoffrey Emery, centre, and Brent Melanson work on a float for the Christmas parade
Santa Claus (Fictitious character)
11/12/1992
Santa shows Beverley Clark, Faye Marks features of his colorful parade, Twenty floats, clowns
Santa shows Beverley Clark, Faye Marks features of his colorful parade, Twenty floats, clowns
Philp, Barry
11/16/1963
Kicking off santa claus parade, Kyle Kofsky gets the boot yesterday from the big, bad wolf on a float waiting in a Weston warehouse for this year's Santa Claus parade
Kicking off santa claus parade, Kyle Kofsky gets the boot yesterday from the big, bad wolf on a float waiting in a Weston warehouse for this year's Santa Claus parade
Bull, Ron
10/22/1990
A New element in the creation of this year's Santa Claus parade floats was the use of polyurethane foam rather than papier mache. Using the foam was c(...)
A New element in the creation of this year's Santa Claus parade floats was the use of polyurethane foam rather than papier mache. Using the foam was c(...)
Loek, Dick
11/17/1974
41st thief? There seems to be a new face among the 40 thieves hiding in the jars aboard the Arabian Nights float
41st thief? There seems to be a new face among the 40 thieves hiding in the jars aboard the Arabian Nights float
Loek, Dick
10/21/1981
The star of the show, grand old Santa waves from atop his reindeer-powered chariot, the final float in the mile-long Santa Claus parade through Toront(...)
The star of the show, grand old Santa waves from atop his reindeer-powered chariot, the final float in the mile-long Santa Claus parade through Toront(...)
Bull, Ron
11/13/1971
Getting all ready for Santa, Twenty-five floats for Eaton's traditional Santa Claus parade are in various stages of completion in Eaton's warehouse, w(...)
Getting all ready for Santa, Twenty-five floats for Eaton's traditional Santa Claus parade are in various stages of completion in Eaton's warehouse, w(...)
Santa Claus (Fictitious character)
9/23/1975
Whale Tale: Dave Lagrotta makes some last-minute adjustments yesterday to a whale's mouth, part of a new Santa Claus parade float
Whale Tale: Dave Lagrotta makes some last-minute adjustments yesterday to a whale's mouth, part of a new Santa Claus parade float
Santa Claus (Fictitious character)
11/16/1991
The jolly old guy himself takes a breather after checking out the floats for this year's 82nd annual Santa Claus parade through downtown Toronto. He'l(...)
The jolly old guy himself takes a breather after checking out the floats for this year's 82nd annual Santa Claus parade through downtown Toronto. He'l(...)
McConnell, Colin
10/20/1987