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Special help: Mary Louise Steinberg, left, and her husband Abner help Ruth Iverson learn to read
Special help: Mary Louise Steinberg, left, and her husband Abner help Ruth Iverson learn to read

Special help: Mary Louise Steinberg, left, and her husband Abner help Ruth Iverson learn to read

Date4/25/1985
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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_0134355F
Coiffing everyone from rock stars to pharmacists, John Steinberg, left, owner of The Rainbow Room sports his current pastiche look -- white Chinese jodhpurs circa 1936, a yellow busboy's jacket and sneakers with black and yellow laces
Coiffing everyone from rock stars to pharmacists, John Steinberg, left, owner of The Rainbow Room sports his current pastiche look -- white Chinese jodhpurs circa 1936, a yellow busboy's jacket and sneakers with black and yellow laces
3/19/1982
Teaching toughs: Teacher Lawrence Mitoff has spent 20 years trying to help young offenders learn while they're in jail.
Teaching toughs: Teacher Lawrence Mitoff has spent 20 years trying to help young offenders learn while they're in jail.
9/2/1991
They cared enough to act: Huron St. public school principal Art Bussey (left), teacher Rosemary Kelly (above with class of children) have experienced the special needs of the children of battered women staying in nearby hostels, and pushed for action to help the kids. You need time, patience and good listening skills, Bussey says.
They cared enough to act: Huron St. public school principal Art Bussey (left), teacher Rosemary Kelly (above with class of children) have experienced the special needs of the children of battered women staying in nearby hostels, and pushed for action to help the kids. You need time, patience and good listening skills, Bussey says.
3/10/1982
Checking list: Dr. Klaus Schell (right), landlord of a Home for Special Care, helps resident Jack Price check off list of completed duties. Anna-May Maxwell (left), manager of the home, says families tend to hide their mentally ill.
Checking list: Dr. Klaus Schell (right), landlord of a Home for Special Care, helps resident Jack Price check off list of completed duties. Anna-May Maxwell (left), manager of the home, says families tend to hide their mentally ill.
1/13/1987
Saverio Greco, Here with family, claims he Tried to pay $ 100 union fine, From left: Rosetta, Mary, Adelina, Louise, Mrs
Saverio Greco, Here with family, claims he Tried to pay $ 100 union fine, From left: Rosetta, Mary, Adelina, Louise, Mrs
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Booming robots: President of GMF Robotics, Eric Mittlestadt, reads the firm's annual report with the help of a mechanized friend
Booming robots: President of GMF Robotics, Eric Mittlestadt, reads the firm's annual report with the help of a mechanized friend
5/7/1986
Fluff Ball: Dr. Kevin Saldanha of Mississauga's Creditview Animal Hospital implants microchip into a cat with the help of Rose Nigrello. If pet gets lost, its microchip number can be read by scanners at shelters.
Fluff Ball: Dr. Kevin Saldanha of Mississauga's Creditview Animal Hospital implants microchip into a cat with the help of Rose Nigrello. If pet gets lost, its microchip number can be read by scanners at shelters.
1/26/1998
Shared loss: Matthew (Al) Cripps reads a protest sheet as Mark Toljagic looks on at a self-help meeting for the relatives of workers killed on the job. We have no rights at all, Cripps says.
Shared loss: Matthew (Al) Cripps reads a protest sheet as Mark Toljagic looks on at a self-help meeting for the relatives of workers killed on the job. We have no rights at all, Cripps says.
4/24/1992
Tracy LeQuyere: Ex-offender now helps kids to read.
Tracy LeQuyere: Ex-offender now helps kids to read.
5/16/1985
Man with a special touch. Stanley Gill uses his 40 years of working on Rolls Royce vehicles to help restore them today. The retired Willowdale man, here polishing his 1954 Silver Wraithe, owns 5 Rolls, 3 of them restored and available for special rental.
Man with a special touch. Stanley Gill uses his 40 years of working on Rolls Royce vehicles to help restore them today. The retired Willowdale man, here polishing his 1954 Silver Wraithe, owns 5 Rolls, 3 of them restored and available for special rental.
10/5/1992
Military dash: Hairdresser John Steinberg, above, sports red military jacket from Return Journey and vintage jodhpurs from Courage My Love.
Military dash: Hairdresser John Steinberg, above, sports red military jacket from Return Journey and vintage jodhpurs from Courage My Love.
11/13/1981
Muslims help needy: Irshad Hussein prepares Halal meat - a special Muslim preparation - in his Eglinton Ave. E. store for distribution to food banks.
Muslims help needy: Irshad Hussein prepares Halal meat - a special Muslim preparation - in his Eglinton Ave. E. store for distribution to food banks.
6/28/1990