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Dialing a deal: Retired Carl Prucha, above, still in his pyjamas, makes a financial transaction.
Dialing a deal: Retired Carl Prucha, above, still in his pyjamas, makes a financial transaction.

Dialing a deal: Retired Carl Prucha, above, still in his pyjamas, makes a financial transaction.

Date11/7/1989
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0132396F
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Dazed and soot-marked, four of six surviving McCann children leave North York General Hospital this morning, still clad in pyjamas they were wearing w(...)
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Badly burned when his pyjamas caught fire, apparently while he was playing with matches, 2-year-old George Bell is checked by nurse Joan Swarbrick in (...)
Badly burned when his pyjamas caught fire, apparently while he was playing with matches, 2-year-old George Bell is checked by nurse Joan Swarbrick in (...)
9/1/1971
Dr. James Paupst believes that sewing a tennis ball on the back of pyjamas will force snorer to sleep on his side or stomach. [Incomplete]
Dr. James Paupst believes that sewing a tennis ball on the back of pyjamas will force snorer to sleep on his side or stomach. [Incomplete]
1/19/1978
Printing passes the time and makes life interesting for George Brown who is 68 and has been retired for four years from his job as a postal worker. This is his first attempt at creating a finished painting after taking instruction as the Second Mile Club, a 120-year-old mansion is downtown Toronto that is crowded with old people every night of the week.
Printing passes the time and makes life interesting for George Brown who is 68 and has been retired for four years from his job as a postal worker. This is his first attempt at creating a finished painting after taking instruction as the Second Mile Club, a 120-year-old mansion is downtown Toronto that is crowded with old people every night of the week.
2/12/1969
He wears teal silk pyjamas by Notte, $215 at Brettons, a J
He wears teal silk pyjamas by Notte, $215 at Brettons, a J
12/12/1990
Come here, kid. The latest arrival at the Metro Toronto Zoo looks as if she's sporting a pair of striped pyjamas, but otherwise she doesn't look much (...)
Come here, kid. The latest arrival at the Metro Toronto Zoo looks as if she's sporting a pair of striped pyjamas, but otherwise she doesn't look much (...)
6/24/1981
Apricot pyjamas have tapered drawstring pants and white-laced top
Apricot pyjamas have tapered drawstring pants and white-laced top
3/2/1979
Street philosopher: Joe Leone, a retired Toronto barber, still gives haircuts to friends like Glen Wright, above, in his West End Junk shop, Crazy Joe's Flea Market
Street philosopher: Joe Leone, a retired Toronto barber, still gives haircuts to friends like Glen Wright, above, in his West End Junk shop, Crazy Joe's Flea Market
3/27/1984
Financial thanks: Robert and Ann Corcoran showed their appreciation for the care given at York-Finch hopsital by donating a gift of $250,000 to the building fund. Corcoran owns a company in Mississauga that makes paint-finishing systems for industry.
Financial thanks: Robert and Ann Corcoran showed their appreciation for the care given at York-Finch hopsital by donating a gift of $250,000 to the building fund. Corcoran owns a company in Mississauga that makes paint-finishing systems for industry.
9/27/1989
Loving care: Jacob Smith, above with a clock he started work on before Christmas, designs clock cases and often makes his own parts.
Loving care: Jacob Smith, above with a clock he started work on before Christmas, designs clock cases and often makes his own parts.
3/13/1989
Busy signal: Peter Rhodes has been doing a lot of dialing in making arrangements for 75,000 Shriners coming to Metro for their annual convention
Busy signal: Peter Rhodes has been doing a lot of dialing in making arrangements for 75,000 Shriners coming to Metro for their annual convention
6/20/1989
Any sport: Leon Dadoun's new on-line service provides information on almost any activity by dialing the ALEX system in the Metro area.
Any sport: Leon Dadoun's new on-line service provides information on almost any activity by dialing the ALEX system in the Metro area.
4/26/1991