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Picture of a group of children and adult looking out over lake to city skyline. 
Toronto's "Little Beavers" have turned Hanlan's Island into the biggest part time preserve
Picture of a group of children and adult looking out over lake to city skyline. 

Toronto's "Little Beavers" have turned Hanlan's Island into the biggest part time preserve

Date23 July 1965
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Toronto's "Little Beavers" have turned Hanlan's Island into the biggest part time preserve in the province. A counsellor points out the downtown sklyline to some of his little charges. The island day camp has a five-week summer season. 
Subject
    GeographyBuilding Monument ParkCentre Island
    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyNeighbourhoodToronto Islands
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Black-and-white photographs
    DimensionsImage size: 24.5 cm x 34.5 cm (9 5/8 in. x 13 9/16 in.)
    Language
      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright - Toronto Star Licence (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTS-2-G-134c-Island010
      Toronto's Little Beavers have turned hanlan's island into the biggest part-time preserve in the province
      Toronto's Little Beavers have turned hanlan's island into the biggest part-time preserve in the province
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      7/22/1965
      David Laird, 5, of 1st Downsview Beavers is set to ward off the cold as he takes part in a Hike for Hunger
      David Laird, 5, of 1st Downsview Beavers is set to ward off the cold as he takes part in a Hike for Hunger
      Boy Scouts
      2/19/1989
      Bellefair Beavers Beaches Soft Ball League 1924
      Bellefair Beavers Beaches Soft Ball League 1924
      Unknown
      1924
      C. W. Messenter sets beat for beavers battalion veterans, From Left
      C. W. Messenter sets beat for beavers battalion veterans, From Left
      Dinsmore, Ted
      3/24/1960
      Hemmed in, Oshawa Councillor Jim Potticary is getting calls from his neighbors about a beavers' dam at the Wilson Rd
      Hemmed in, Oshawa Councillor Jim Potticary is getting calls from his neighbors about a beavers' dam at the Wilson Rd
      Irish, Paul
      6/17/1991
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      Canadian symbol or not, the beavers that will appear in a feature film to be made in Metro were imported from Utah by Bill Carrick, a Canadian wildlif(...)
      Bezant, Graham
      3/4/1975
      Tricyle-riding Remington, 3, buys an apple from Cub Christopher Jones, 9, in the Beaches during Scouts Canada Apple Day yesterday. The 10,000 Beavers,(...)
      Tricyle-riding Remington, 3, buys an apple from Cub Christopher Jones, 9, in the Beaches during Scouts Canada Apple Day yesterday. The 10,000 Beavers,(...)
      Boy Scouts
      10/18/1986
      Church is 150 years old.Lieutenant-Governor Pauline McGibbon inspects an honor guard of Beavers while attending a special service yesterday commemorat(...)
      Church is 150 years old.Lieutenant-Governor Pauline McGibbon inspects an honor guard of Beavers while attending a special service yesterday commemorat(...)
      McGibbon, Pauline, 1910-
      4/24/1977
      Busy beavers plant a tree for Canada
      Busy beavers plant a tree for Canada
      Boy Scouts
      4/30/1988
      Beavereeeeeeeeee! Beavers from all over Scarborough gathered at Morningside Park recently for their annual Beaveree, and as you can see, they got righ(...)
      Beavereeeeeeeeee! Beavers from all over Scarborough gathered at Morningside Park recently for their annual Beaveree, and as you can see, they got righ(...)
      Bock, Tony
      5/31/1988
      The beavers and the elephant : stories in natural history for children
      The beavers and the elephant : stories in natural history for children
      Blackwood, William, 1776-1834
      1829
      46 The lighthouse at Hanlan's Point is Toronto's oldest stone building
      46 The lighthouse at Hanlan's Point is Toronto's oldest stone building
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      4/5/1975