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Off the rack
Off the rack

Off the rack

Date6/29/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Off the rack: Men's clothier, Harry Rosen says he doesn't need a designer label but people are willing to pay a premium for garb which sports labels even though Rosen can offer identical items cheaper.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0077366F
Tailor's dream buys clothes off the rack, James A
Tailor's dream buys clothes off the rack, James A
4/3/1975
It's first class. Don Stoyanovich of Rack and Cue Billiards checks on customs cue that is being raffled off with proceeds going to the Sportsmen's Corner of The Star Santa Claus Fund
It's first class. Don Stoyanovich of Rack and Cue Billiards checks on customs cue that is being raffled off with proceeds going to the Sportsmen's Corner of The Star Santa Claus Fund
12/18/1972
Hollywood Jobbers, 306 Queen St. West, three-tiered racks at back of store, 1984.
Hollywood Jobbers, 306 Queen St. West, three-tiered racks at back of store, 1984.
1984
Paul Kent, self-styled bicycle King of Toronto, takes another bike from a rack in his Bloor St
Paul Kent, self-styled bicycle King of Toronto, takes another bike from a rack in his Bloor St
8/14/1974
Above, a trio of suede flats in the brilliant colors that are popping up in shoe racks this fall for the first time in years, $225 each, Davids
Above, a trio of suede flats in the brilliant colors that are popping up in shoe racks this fall for the first time in years, $225 each, Davids
9/19/1988
Most Canadians buy factory-made pasta, like these lasagna noodles Pietro La Franco puts on a drying rack in a Toronto factory. The most nutritious pas(...)
Most Canadians buy factory-made pasta, like these lasagna noodles Pietro La Franco puts on a drying rack in a Toronto factory. The most nutritious pas(...)
9/28/1971
Mechanized magazine rack: Paul Runstedler, chairman of the 31st annual convention of the Canadian Automatic Merchandising Association, takes magazine out of vending machine during the weekend exhibition at the Constellation Hotel
Mechanized magazine rack: Paul Runstedler, chairman of the 31st annual convention of the Canadian Automatic Merchandising Association, takes magazine out of vending machine during the weekend exhibition at the Constellation Hotel
3/15/1985
Right, the tobacco, in harvest time, on racks like these goes for curing
Right, the tobacco, in harvest time, on racks like these goes for curing
9/29/1946
Used clothing needed, John Mason, a volunteer for West Hill Community Services, Inspects a rack of nearly new clothing available for needy people, suc(...)
Used clothing needed, John Mason, a volunteer for West Hill Community Services, Inspects a rack of nearly new clothing available for needy people, suc(...)
9/27/1990
American books monopolize paperback racks in stores, says author Richard Rohmer
American books monopolize paperback racks in stores, says author Richard Rohmer
10/26/1976
This year could see a lot of changes in what Canadians, like Dan Campbell, will find on their magazines racks
This year could see a lot of changes in what Canadians, like Dan Campbell, will find on their magazines racks
1/17/1975
Postal-coded letters, along with those without the code, are popped into the correct pigeon-holes in the mail-sorting racks yesterday in Toronto's dow(...)
Postal-coded letters, along with those without the code, are popped into the correct pigeon-holes in the mail-sorting racks yesterday in Toronto's dow(...)
3/20/1975