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All tied up
All tied up

All tied up

Date12/27/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: All tied up: Bargain-hungry Boxing Day shoppers grab for marked-down men's ties in Fairweather's at Yonge and King Sts. today. Customers; lured by promises of prices slashed up to 75 per cent; began lining up outside the clothing store at 6 a.m. Ninety staff members; twice as many as usual; were on hand to serve the crowd; described as very orderly by police.
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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_0015025F
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