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Elegant Egyptian: Toronto hairdresser Robert Gage with wig he created for the ROM of the type an Egyptian lady might have worn in 1400 B.C.
Elegant Egyptian: Toronto hairdresser Robert Gage with wig he created for the ROM of the type an Egyptian lady might have worn in 1400 B.C.

Elegant Egyptian: Toronto hairdresser Robert Gage with wig he created for the ROM of the type an Egyptian lady might have worn in 1400 B.C.

Date3/5/1987
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0127525F
Up with the old: Egyptian curator Nicholas Millet has decided to liven up mummy exhibit as Rom director John McNeill, left seeks some pizzazz.
Up with the old: Egyptian curator Nicholas Millet has decided to liven up mummy exhibit as Rom director John McNeill, left seeks some pizzazz.
3/27/1991
Up with the old: Egyptian curator Icholas Millet has decided to liven up mummy exhibit as ROM director John McNeill, left, seeks some pzzazz.
Up with the old: Egyptian curator Icholas Millet has decided to liven up mummy exhibit as ROM director John McNeill, left, seeks some pzzazz.
3/27/1991
Hair hero: Toronto hairdresser Robert Gage, 45, shown with his dog Buster, attracts a stream of high-profile clinets including Princess Lee Radziwill, Diane Keaton and Tom Cruise
Hair hero: Toronto hairdresser Robert Gage, 45, shown with his dog Buster, attracts a stream of high-profile clinets including Princess Lee Radziwill, Diane Keaton and Tom Cruise
5/2/1988
Straight from the Horse's mouth. A.K. Nouara, a straight Egyptian mare, posed before the Toronto Stock Exchange yesterday to publicize the listing of Stonebridge Inc., the first horsebreeder to be listed on the exchange. Accompanying the horse are executives of the company (left to right): Mark Coles, Kim Gladwish, Gordon Coles and Maryelien Coles.
Straight from the Horse's mouth. A.K. Nouara, a straight Egyptian mare, posed before the Toronto Stock Exchange yesterday to publicize the listing of Stonebridge Inc., the first horsebreeder to be listed on the exchange. Accompanying the horse are executives of the company (left to right): Mark Coles, Kim Gladwish, Gordon Coles and Maryelien Coles.
11/13/1988
Just a bunch of litter to ancient Egyptians 2,000 years ago, scraps of papyrus being checked by University of Toronto Professor Alan Samuel (left) and Donald Macdonald, federal minister of energy, were used to wrap mummies by folk too poor to afford linen
Just a bunch of litter to ancient Egyptians 2,000 years ago, scraps of papyrus being checked by University of Toronto Professor Alan Samuel (left) and Donald Macdonald, federal minister of energy, were used to wrap mummies by folk too poor to afford linen
3/6/1972
Egyptian and Sudanese stamps are the speciality of collector Ralph C
Egyptian and Sudanese stamps are the speciality of collector Ralph C
11/18/1970
Abdel Abou Heif goes to lake. He comes from hot, hot Egypt, yet is a renowned cold water swimmer. When day-break game, the indomitable Egyptian was leading
Abdel Abou Heif goes to lake. He comes from hot, hot Egypt, yet is a renowned cold water swimmer. When day-break game, the indomitable Egyptian was leading
8/21/1964
Hairstylist Robert Gage goes for the classic look in a cabana coat from Gianni versace.
Hairstylist Robert Gage goes for the classic look in a cabana coat from Gianni versace.
12/19/1990
Losing battle: Etobicoke hairdresser Joseph DiStefano would rather switch than fight. So he's getting rid of all four video games he operates rather than remove two of them.
Losing battle: Etobicoke hairdresser Joseph DiStefano would rather switch than fight. So he's getting rid of all four video games he operates rather than remove two of them.
4/14/1982
Right, hairdresser Elmer Olsen is a bits and pieces dresser. He's paired puttee - style pants and polished brown cattle boots from his father's farm.
Right, hairdresser Elmer Olsen is a bits and pieces dresser. He's paired puttee - style pants and polished brown cattle boots from his father's farm.
3/8/1982
Leader arrives: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and wife Suzan meet Multiculturalism Minister James Fleming (right) at Toronto International Airport yesterday
Leader arrives: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and wife Suzan meet Multiculturalism Minister James Fleming (right) at Toronto International Airport yesterday
1/29/1983
It was quite exciting': Joseph Shaw, professor of fine art at the University of Toronto, with pictures of some of his discoveries in Crete, was taken aback when he found a type of wall which 'should not have existed' according to a chapter he'd written for a book on ancient Greece
It was quite exciting': Joseph Shaw, professor of fine art at the University of Toronto, with pictures of some of his discoveries in Crete, was taken aback when he found a type of wall which 'should not have existed' according to a chapter he'd written for a book on ancient Greece
9/14/1981