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A shopper reaches for a bargain at Usher's Surplus Food Warehouse on Queen St
A shopper reaches for a bargain at Usher's Surplus Food Warehouse on Queen St

A shopper reaches for a bargain at Usher's Surplus Food Warehouse on Queen St

Date3/25/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: A shopper reaches for a bargain at Usher's Surplus Food Warehouse on Queen St. W.; part of Metro's expanding network of salvage stores
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0015301F
Dave Usher's New surplus food store at 1266 Queen St
Dave Usher's New surplus food store at 1266 Queen St
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Woman collapsed: A female shopper, who collapsed in the crush of bargain hunters, is loaded by attendants into an ambulance in the rear lane behind the Fairweather clothing store
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12/28/1987
Shop till you drop? There just wasn't any room for these brave shoppers to drop, as scores pressed shoulder to shoulder in anticipation of bargains at(...)
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Boxing day sales drew thousands of shoppers to take advantage of post-Christmas bargains
12/26/1975
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Man and woman stand in shop entrance surrounded by assortment of utility clothing and supplies ...
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12/26/1973
Bargain hunters: A happy Rhonda Watson, 15, from Bobcaygeon (left) and aunt Brenda Walker, 20, of Aurora stand outside a downtown store with $200 worth of Boxing Day bargains
Bargain hunters: A happy Rhonda Watson, 15, from Bobcaygeon (left) and aunt Brenda Walker, 20, of Aurora stand outside a downtown store with $200 worth of Boxing Day bargains
12/26/1986
Eaton, T., Co., warehouse, Louisa St.
Eaton, T., Co., warehouse, Louisa St.
1910
Bargain hunters
Bargain hunters
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