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The hare and tortoise made up just one of 23 floats in yesterday's parade, which drew about 800,000 spectators
The hare and tortoise made up just one of 23 floats in yesterday's parade, which drew about 800,000 spectators

The hare and tortoise made up just one of 23 floats in yesterday's parade, which drew about 800,000 spectators

Date11/18/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: The hare and tortoise made up just one of 23 floats in yesterday's parade; which drew about 800;000 spectators.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0010771F
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      Norris, Dave
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      Lautens, Richard
      3/14/1993
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      Where's the hare?, Just because Metro Zoo held a tortoise race for charity yesterday didn't mean their United Way campaign kickoff got off to a slow start
      Spremo, Boris
      9/2/1982
      Where's the hare?, Just because Metro Zoo held a tortoise race for charity yesterday didn't mean their United Way campaign kick off got off to a slow start
      Where's the hare?, Just because Metro Zoo held a tortoise race for charity yesterday didn't mean their United Way campaign kick off got off to a slow start
      Spremo, Boris
      9/2/1982
      Full employment without controls was the theme of the annual Labor Day parade in Toronto as about 14,900 trade unionists, floats, bands and drum major(...)
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      Goode, Jeff
      9/5/1977
      Chinese to mark anniversary, Cecilia Pun will be featured as the Moon Goddess on one of the floats in a parade on Sept
      Chinese to mark anniversary, Cecilia Pun will be featured as the Moon Goddess on one of the floats in a parade on Sept
      Mahler, John
      9/6/1978
      One of 21 floats in the parade wows the throng on University Ave
      One of 21 floats in the parade wows the throng on University Ave
      Dunlop, Al
      11/15/1987
      One of the biggest floats carried Chuckles the Clown in the 74th Eaton's Santa Claus Parade
      One of the biggest floats carried Chuckles the Clown in the 74th Eaton's Santa Claus Parade
      Combs, Erin
      11/5/1978
      A Parachutist floats to earth in one of the 31,700 jumps made in Ontario this year
      A Parachutist floats to earth in one of the 31,700 jumps made in Ontario this year
      Norris, Dave
      9/23/1973
      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
      Gigantic two-hour parade with 20 religious floats was a feature event Saturday at the Marian Congress
      Gigantic two-hour parade with 20 religious floats was a feature event Saturday at the Marian Congress
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      6/23/1947
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      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(...)
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