Skip to main content
Digital Archive Toronto Public Library Homepage
Draped in black
Draped in black

Draped in black

Date10/20/1982
Names
(photographer)
Format
Notes
Original Toronto Star caption: Draped in black: Charles Staffer of the government services ministry places mourning drapes over portrait of former premier John Robarts at Queen's Park today. Robarts' body will lie in state at the Legislature from 3 to 9 p.m. today on eve of first full state funeral in Ontario history.
Medium
Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0076435F
City hall draped in mourning for Late King, Draped in royal purple and black, the city hall to-day symbolized the grief of a city for the passing of a beloved monarch
City hall draped in mourning for Late King, Draped in royal purple and black, the city hall to-day symbolized the grief of a city for the passing of a beloved monarch
1/22/1936
Right, Taborah's Johnson wearing Clark's deep-plunging red and black draped dress
Right, Taborah's Johnson wearing Clark's deep-plunging red and black draped dress
n.d.
Firemen pay last respects to one of their own, Draped in the Canadian flag and banked with flowers, the coffin of Toronto Fire Capt. Jack Leslie Armst(...)
Firemen pay last respects to one of their own, Draped in the Canadian flag and banked with flowers, the coffin of Toronto Fire Capt. Jack Leslie Armst(...)
3/10/1974
Québec Flag that draped the casket of Québec Premier Daniel Johnson is kissed by his widow yesterday after it was handed to her at the graveside in St(...)
Québec Flag that draped the casket of Québec Premier Daniel Johnson is kissed by his widow yesterday after it was handed to her at the graveside in St(...)
10/1/1968
Personal Guide to President Roosevelt, Bill McGregor takes a look at the inscription on the flag-draped cairn
Personal Guide to President Roosevelt, Bill McGregor takes a look at the inscription on the flag-draped cairn
6/17/1945
His bud's for you: With a garland of garlic draped round his neck, Ted Maczka - the Fish Lake Garlic Man - extoils the virtues of the aromatic bulb to just about anyone who dares to come near him
His bud's for you: With a garland of garlic draped round his neck, Ted Maczka - the Fish Lake Garlic Man - extoils the virtues of the aromatic bulb to just about anyone who dares to come near him
9/27/1983
Flag-Draped Casket of former U
Flag-Draped Casket of former U
3/31/1969
Funeral Cortege of former U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower moves down Constitution Ave. in Washington, the flag-draped casket of the general who le(...)
Funeral Cortege of former U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower moves down Constitution Ave. in Washington, the flag-draped casket of the general who le(...)
3/31/1969
A red shirt and white jacket draped Duke Ellington when he appeared in fornt of 3,000 people at St
A red shirt and white jacket draped Duke Ellington when he appeared in fornt of 3,000 people at St
2/28/1971
U.S.A., John Anthony's dramatic floor-length red silk matte jersey evening gown with halter neckline, draped torso and dropped waistline
U.S.A., John Anthony's dramatic floor-length red silk matte jersey evening gown with halter neckline, draped torso and dropped waistline
2/18/1988
His last respects: A mourner draped in the Quebec fleur de lis flag was among the thousands of Montreal-area people who lined up yesterday to say farewell to former premier Rene Levesque
His last respects: A mourner draped in the Quebec fleur de lis flag was among the thousands of Montreal-area people who lined up yesterday to say farewell to former premier Rene Levesque
11/3/1987
March begins: Quebec police carry the coffin of Rene Levesque, draped in the fleur-de-lis, down the steps of Quebec's National Assembly
March begins: Quebec police carry the coffin of Rene Levesque, draped in the fleur-de-lis, down the steps of Quebec's National Assembly
11/5/1987