Top, Walter Oster's wine cellar, complete with spiderwebs

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Top, Walter Oster's wine cellar, complete with spiderwebs

Date2/13/1990

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Griffin, Doug (photographer)

Oster, Walter (subject)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Top, Walter Oster's wine cellar, complete with spiderwebs. Above, the bedroom is home to butterfly motifs. Left, kitchen with Mary Oster, has a stunning view of the Islands and is equipped with range top, barbecue and deep fryer, regular and microwave overns.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0072013F

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