Fifty-three-year-old Agustin Hernandez Diaz, a master cigar roller from Cuba's Partagas factory, shows his artistry at the Havana House on Yorkville Ave

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Fifty-three-year-old Agustin Hernandez Diaz, a master cigar roller from Cuba's Partagas factory, shows his artistry at the Havana House on Yorkville Ave

Date9/24/1992

Names

Faught, Ken (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Let the good times roll; Fifty-three-year-old Agustin Hernandez Diaz; a master cigar roller from Cuba's Partagas factory; shows his artistry at the Havana House on Yorkville Ave. yesterday.

Subject

Tobacco

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0018068F

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