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Smog blanket over Toronto prompted Arlene Abbott to wear gauze surgical mask on her way to work this morning to filter out pollutants which could be a(...)
Smog blanket over Toronto prompted Arlene Abbott to wear gauze surgical mask on her way to work this morning to filter out pollutants which could be a(...)

Smog blanket over Toronto prompted Arlene Abbott to wear gauze surgical mask on her way to work this morning to filter out pollutants which could be a(...)

Date11/1/1967
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Original Toronto Star caption: Smog blanket over Toronto prompted Arlene Abbott to wear gauze surgical mask on her way to work this morning to filter out pollutants which could be a health hazard. Fog fell over city about 3 a.m. Weather bureau says conditions are 'favorable to pollutants in air' and forecast only light winds today.
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    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
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    Photographs
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0010922F
      No pollutants: Engineer Bruce Small works out of a pollutant-free home he built because he is allergic to tobacco smoke and the kinds of chemicals commonly used in office carpeting and wallpaper
      No pollutants: Engineer Bruce Small works out of a pollutant-free home he built because he is allergic to tobacco smoke and the kinds of chemicals commonly used in office carpeting and wallpaper
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      7/9/1986
      A dirty brown cloud of pollutants descends on downtown Toronto today, and the environment ministry says it will be with us for the rest of the week. T(...)
      A dirty brown cloud of pollutants descends on downtown Toronto today, and the environment ministry says it will be with us for the rest of the week. T(...)
      Lennon, Frank
      7/6/1988
      At mount Sinai hospital -- two sets of triplets, Star photographer Boris Spremo, wearing a gauze face mask, tries to sort out which nurse is holding w(...)
      At mount Sinai hospital -- two sets of triplets, Star photographer Boris Spremo, wearing a gauze face mask, tries to sort out which nurse is holding w(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      7/31/1968
      Some experts fear more scenes like this one in 1982 when a blanket of smog over the city caused a pollution emergency
      Some experts fear more scenes like this one in 1982 when a blanket of smog over the city caused a pollution emergency
      Spremo, Boris
      10/27/1982
      This Santa wears a surgical mask, Clad in surgical gown and mask, nurse Harmonia Pascual hands Cameron Smith his Christmas presents at Scarborough Gen(...)
      This Santa wears a surgical mask, Clad in surgical gown and mask, nurse Harmonia Pascual hands Cameron Smith his Christmas presents at Scarborough Gen(...)
      Darrell, Dick
      12/25/1970
      The plight of older people looking for work prompted Art Deutsch, 62, to start a helping service called Over-55. It operates at Central YMCA on a federal grant. Deutsch, shown with a client, says employment agencies won't help the elderly because there isn't enough profit.
      The plight of older people looking for work prompted Art Deutsch, 62, to start a helping service called Over-55. It operates at Central YMCA on a federal grant. Deutsch, shown with a client, says employment agencies won't help the elderly because there isn't enough profit.
      Mahler, John
      5/17/1976
      Boy's idea brightens surgical masks
      Boy's idea brightens surgical masks
      Slaughter, Mike
      8/16/1988
      Good luck, It wasn't the beginning of a beautiful fairytale ton's waterfowl day for sportsmen which prompted Denise Nikodemus of Lindsay to buss her bulldfrog entry
      Good luck, It wasn't the beginning of a beautiful fairytale ton's waterfowl day for sportsmen which prompted Denise Nikodemus of Lindsay to buss her bulldfrog entry
      Cooper, David
      9/7/1980
      Ready for fight: Tom Chandler, vice-president of Redpath Sugar on Queen's Quay, says he's opposed to extensive housing plans for the city's waterfront between Leslie and Yonge Sts., which industry spokesmen say could put many employees out of work. We're prepared to fight to the limit, tooth and nail, all the way to the Ontario Municipal Board and the courts, he says.
      Ready for fight: Tom Chandler, vice-president of Redpath Sugar on Queen's Quay, says he's opposed to extensive housing plans for the city's waterfront between Leslie and Yonge Sts., which industry spokesmen say could put many employees out of work. We're prepared to fight to the limit, tooth and nail, all the way to the Ontario Municipal Board and the courts, he says.
      McConnell, Colin
      3/23/1983
      Shopped till she dropped, Christy Schram, who works nights as a bartender, is all tired out yesterday morning after bargaining her way through the 66t(...)
      Shopped till she dropped, Christy Schram, who works nights as a bartender, is all tired out yesterday morning after bargaining her way through the 66t(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      10/24/1990
      Plucked from cake of ice on which he floated for half an hour before rescuers could reach him, 11-year-old Ciaran Griffin huddles under a blanket in a(...)
      Plucked from cake of ice on which he floated for half an hour before rescuers could reach him, 11-year-old Ciaran Griffin huddles under a blanket in a(...)
      Darrell, Dick
      1/3/1969
      Pad with Imbiber Beads soaks up pollutant in beaker of water, none will squeeze out
      Pad with Imbiber Beads soaks up pollutant in beaker of water, none will squeeze out
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      12/27/1978