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Singing beauties: You have to raise you voice to be heard above the canaries in Joe Mager's barber shop, but Mager says the 18 birds are his greatest pleasure
Singing beauties: You have to raise you voice to be heard above the canaries in Joe Mager's barber shop, but Mager says the 18 birds are his greatest pleasure

Singing beauties: You have to raise you voice to be heard above the canaries in Joe Mager's barber shop, but Mager says the 18 birds are his greatest pleasure

Date5/14/1987
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0130305F
Precision cut: Barber Joe Mager gives long-time customer Jimmy roszier, 73, a haicut in his faded, old-fashioned barber shop on Bathurst St
Precision cut: Barber Joe Mager gives long-time customer Jimmy roszier, 73, a haicut in his faded, old-fashioned barber shop on Bathurst St
5/14/1987
The beauties of the creation, or, A new moral system of natural history : consisting of quadrupeds, birds, fishes and reptiles, insects, trees and flowers, &c. &c. : designed to inspire youth with humanity towards the brute creation, and bring them early acquainted with the wonderful works of the Creator
The beauties of the creation, or, A new moral system of natural history : consisting of quadrupeds, birds, fishes and reptiles, insects, trees and flowers, &c. &c. : designed to inspire youth with humanity towards the brute creation, and bring them early acquainted with the wonderful works of the Creator
1796
Street philosopher: Joe Leone, a retired Toronto barber, still gives haircuts to friends like Glen Wright, above, in his West End Junk shop, Crazy Joe's Flea Market
Street philosopher: Joe Leone, a retired Toronto barber, still gives haircuts to friends like Glen Wright, above, in his West End Junk shop, Crazy Joe's Flea Market
3/27/1984
Startled motorists think be's outs when they bear security man Mark Carter sitting at a stoplight, singing and clicking his fingers, but most drive off with a smile. Mark, a 26-year-old native of Barbados, feels Metro people are much too glum and take life too seriously. You start singing, you feel better, he says.
Startled motorists think be's outs when they bear security man Mark Carter sitting at a stoplight, singing and clicking his fingers, but most drive off with a smile. Mark, a 26-year-old native of Barbados, feels Metro people are much too glum and take life too seriously. You start singing, you feel better, he says.
6/1/1977
If you don't own any of these beauties, you can find them at one of the three custom-car shows this winter
If you don't own any of these beauties, you can find them at one of the three custom-car shows this winter
9/27/1987
Baby tales of a robin-red-breast, two canary birds, and Fidelle, a little lap-dog
Baby tales of a robin-red-breast, two canary birds, and Fidelle, a little lap-dog
1833
Framework for future: Former lieutenant-governor John Aird says the voices of the people have been heard and acted on
Framework for future: Former lieutenant-governor John Aird says the voices of the people have been heard and acted on
8/26/1985
Beauty salon for women and barber shop for men boost morale of patients when they have progressed to the point where they are concerned about their ap(...)
Beauty salon for women and barber shop for men boost morale of patients when they have progressed to the point where they are concerned about their ap(...)
2/28/1975
You had to be there: . . . when Howie Mandel stuck a bird cage on his head in a send-up of Tweety Bird at Roy Thomson Hall last night. His bizarre humor is tough to describe in print, reviewer says
You had to be there: . . . when Howie Mandel stuck a bird cage on his head in a send-up of Tweety Bird at Roy Thomson Hall last night. His bizarre humor is tough to describe in print, reviewer says
3/22/1987
Virginia Town, shown above, is a new kind of mining community, where the beauties of nature have not been destroyed and where workers are building or (...)
Virginia Town, shown above, is a new kind of mining community, where the beauties of nature have not been destroyed and where workers are building or (...)
12/2/1946
Jack Dancygier gives his attention to customer Lou Sugar in his barber shop at Adelaide and Peter Sts. His manicurist is Gilda Facoetti. A survivor of the concentration camps of Nazi Germany, Jack is grateful for the peace that has come to him and wife in Canada, where they have raised three sons. He and his wife were married secretly by a rabbi in a concentration camp. Their first son was born there, too.
Jack Dancygier gives his attention to customer Lou Sugar in his barber shop at Adelaide and Peter Sts. His manicurist is Gilda Facoetti. A survivor of the concentration camps of Nazi Germany, Jack is grateful for the peace that has come to him and wife in Canada, where they have raised three sons. He and his wife were married secretly by a rabbi in a concentration camp. Their first son was born there, too.
7/5/1973
Miss Byline ball contestants meet Mayor, Surrounded by 18 of the 20 beauties competing for the title of Miss Byline Ball, Toronto Mayor William Dennis(...)
Miss Byline ball contestants meet Mayor, Surrounded by 18 of the 20 beauties competing for the title of Miss Byline Ball, Toronto Mayor William Dennis(...)
4/13/1971