Harry Adaskin
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Harry Adaskin was a Canadian violinist, academic, and radio broadcaster.
Hart House String Quartet in their 1935 configuration (James Levey, Milton Blackstone, Boris Hambourg and Harry Adaskin). The autograph addresses their manager Horace Parmalee.
Order of Canada
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The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit.
Harry Adaskin
…He is the brother of Murray Adaskin. In 1926, he married Frances Adaskin. It was announced 18 December 1974 that he was awarded the Order of Canada. On 16 April 1975, Adaskin was invested as an Officer of the Order of Canada. Adaskin died 7 April 1994 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada…
Lorne Michaels wearing the lapel pin of a Member (with magnified inset)
The coat of arms of David Johnston, former Governor General of Canada and Chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order of Canada, displaying the order's motto and insignia
Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada and Sovereign of the Order of Canada, invests Jules Léger as a Companion of the order at Rideau Hall, August 1973.