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Claim rejected: Acacio Batista holds a carpenter's level at a job site yesterday.
Claim rejected: Acacio Batista holds a carpenter's level at a job site yesterday.

Claim rejected: Acacio Batista holds a carpenter's level at a job site yesterday.

Date1/7/1991
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0125273F
Whatever size: Shelly and Marcia Eisen check over their various types of shelving and tabletops that can be assembled by even the most fumbling of amateur carpenters. They call their Rexdale store Do-It-Yourshelf.
Whatever size: Shelly and Marcia Eisen check over their various types of shelving and tabletops that can be assembled by even the most fumbling of amateur carpenters. They call their Rexdale store Do-It-Yourshelf.
8/1/1980
Mike Hutsulak of Carpenters Union is angry because labor's being blamed for inflation.
Mike Hutsulak of Carpenters Union is angry because labor's being blamed for inflation.
11/24/1980
Consistent approach: Doug Carpenter's ability to keep a level head has been one of his biggest assets this season
Consistent approach: Doug Carpenter's ability to keep a level head has been one of his biggest assets this season
1/22/1990
Loves his job: North Park Secondary School principal Bill Springle holds a special card congratulating him for never missing a day in 27 years on the job
Loves his job: North Park Secondary School principal Bill Springle holds a special card congratulating him for never missing a day in 27 years on the job
6/27/1989
Lewis fines has been offered a job now that he has new set of teeth which a denturist made for $125. He holds a mold of his former teeth, which he couldn't afford to have a dentist fix at $600 to $900.
Lewis fines has been offered a job now that he has new set of teeth which a denturist made for $125. He holds a mold of his former teeth, which he couldn't afford to have a dentist fix at $600 to $900.
5/13/1971
Satisfying job: Allen Rae, 62, holds a prototype of an LGB German Diesel train, a train that still runs in Europe.
Satisfying job: Allen Rae, 62, holds a prototype of an LGB German Diesel train, a train that still runs in Europe.
4/17/1987
A thief and his victim face each other: Ron Darling, right, lost $2,400 when cheques were forged over his name. David, left, one of the men who did it, is working to pay back part of that money. He holds a job by day and lives in special quarters by night as part of a program new to Metro.
A thief and his victim face each other: Ron Darling, right, lost $2,400 when cheques were forged over his name. David, left, one of the men who did it, is working to pay back part of that money. He holds a job by day and lives in special quarters by night as part of a program new to Metro.
7/4/1978
Richard Mongiat: He holds three jobs - artist, scenery painter and teacher - to make ends meet.
Richard Mongiat: He holds three jobs - artist, scenery painter and teacher - to make ends meet.
8/20/1992
He'll stay until Lake Ontario freezes over, says Guido Merkl of Dryden who pitched his tent at Queen's Park on Wednesday to bolster his claim that the provincial government owes him $2,000 for damages when a house was removed from a construction site he was working on last year
He'll stay until Lake Ontario freezes over, says Guido Merkl of Dryden who pitched his tent at Queen's Park on Wednesday to bolster his claim that the provincial government owes him $2,000 for damages when a house was removed from a construction site he was working on last year
10/13/1978
Palmer: Resignation rejected
Palmer: Resignation rejected
10/18/1978
The numbers man: Jim Otterman, Ontario's assistant auditor, holds a copy of yesterday's report on provincial spending
The numbers man: Jim Otterman, Ontario's assistant auditor, holds a copy of yesterday's report on provincial spending
12/1/1992
Teenaged hero honored, David Belisle, 16, of Ward's Island holds a commendation given to him yesterday by the Toronto Harbor Commission for saving Jane Kan, 16, right, and another girl after they rode their tandem bicycle off a dock.
Teenaged hero honored, David Belisle, 16, of Ward's Island holds a commendation given to him yesterday by the Toronto Harbor Commission for saving Jane Kan, 16, right, and another girl after they rode their tandem bicycle off a dock.
1/24/1991