Posts Filed Under: 1940s
With the opening this weekend of a major show spotlighting the Group of Seven member, a look at the first retrospective exhibition of his work in 1948.
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Jamie Bradburn
Before he was a fine artist, Charles Pachter wandered the Canadian National Exhibition as a four-year-old for the NFB in 1947.
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Jamie Bradburn
How Torontonians marked the end of Europe's Second World War.
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Jamie Bradburn
To mark Remembrance Day in 1948, the department store erected a memorial to fallen employees.
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Jamie Bradburn
A stubborn scrapper who declared, "If anyone’s going to stab me in the back, I want to be there."
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Jamie Bradburn
When the first phase of Regent Park opened in 1949, everyone was transfixed by the bathtubs.
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Jamie Bradburn
The legend of Spadina Avenue hatter Sammy Taft, and his role in inventing hockey's traditional three-goal salute.
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Jamie Bradburn
A cautionary tale about protecting your invention.
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Jamie Bradburn
The evolution of the legendary record retailer's advertising.
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Jamie Bradburn
Shoppers join sermons, Shakespeare, singers, and skaters as part of the eclectic history of Maple Leaf Gardens.
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Jamie Bradburn
To a wartime man of the house, Lipton's Noodle Soup seemed like a good substitute for the real thing.
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Jamie Bradburn
One party got the boot. One party launched a dynasty. One party became the first to have female MPPs in its caucus. The tale of the 1943 Ontario election.
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Jamie Bradburn
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Jamie Bradburn
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Jamie Bradburn
They hosted the first game in the precursor to the NBA, but only lasted one season. Here's the story of the Toronto Huskies.
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Jamie Bradburn
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Jamie Bradburn
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