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Leonard Marcinenas, a native of Lithuania, arrived in Toronto in 1949 - with $2 in cash and a change of clothes
Leonard Marcinenas, a native of Lithuania, arrived in Toronto in 1949 - with $2 in cash and a change of clothes

Leonard Marcinenas, a native of Lithuania, arrived in Toronto in 1949 - with $2 in cash and a change of clothes

Date7/22/1971
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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_0130481F
Worthy project: Syd Beder of Power Clothes Works is heading a campaign called Fashion Cares that will sell T-shirts to raise funds for AIDS relief in Toronto.
Worthy project: Syd Beder of Power Clothes Works is heading a campaign called Fashion Cares that will sell T-shirts to raise funds for AIDS relief in Toronto.
4/27/1987
Scott Mission: Above, executive director Garnett Martin says the Scott Mission clothes up to 100 families a day in Toronto with donations.
Scott Mission: Above, executive director Garnett Martin says the Scott Mission clothes up to 100 families a day in Toronto with donations.
10/20/1989
Tailor's dream buys clothes off the rack, James A
Tailor's dream buys clothes off the rack, James A
4/3/1975
Peter Pataconstantinou, president of a fur company, says he was handcuffed and punched by two policemen in civilian clothes in a laneway last night.
Peter Pataconstantinou, president of a fur company, says he was handcuffed and punched by two policemen in civilian clothes in a laneway last night.
9/2/1970
Awesome pair: Clothes by Chip, left, the Pepper Foster are the rage with the junior teen crowd. The 26-year-old twins' corporate motto is Get hip or get out.
Awesome pair: Clothes by Chip, left, the Pepper Foster are the rage with the junior teen crowd. The 26-year-old twins' corporate motto is Get hip or get out.
10/4/1990
An event five feet tall, Harry (Bob) Voulgaris, a restaurant owner (right), is fitted for a sports jacket in a new clothing shop restricted to men no taller than five-feet-five inches. Shop owner Lou Brown, left, says short men, generally pay too much for clothes, suffer humiliation in some stores.
An event five feet tall, Harry (Bob) Voulgaris, a restaurant owner (right), is fitted for a sports jacket in a new clothing shop restricted to men no taller than five-feet-five inches. Shop owner Lou Brown, left, says short men, generally pay too much for clothes, suffer humiliation in some stores.
12/29/1977
Tailor Gordon Ruben spends a lot of time matching his customers' clothes to their personalities.
Tailor Gordon Ruben spends a lot of time matching his customers' clothes to their personalities.
1/1/1978
Conscientious clothes: Cameron Mackey, 21, of Mississauga, was a trouble maker during his teen years, but he has turned his life around.
Conscientious clothes: Cameron Mackey, 21, of Mississauga, was a trouble maker during his teen years, but he has turned his life around.
2/8/1993
Limited line: Jane Wilson, left, and Simon Clery model of the clothes sold in his boutique at Queen's Quay Terminal. The store carries only sweat shirts, baseball jackets, pants, shorts, tank-tops and short-sleeve cotton shirts bearing the logo of the Upper Canada Brewing Co.
Limited line: Jane Wilson, left, and Simon Clery model of the clothes sold in his boutique at Queen's Quay Terminal. The store carries only sweat shirts, baseball jackets, pants, shorts, tank-tops and short-sleeve cotton shirts bearing the logo of the Upper Canada Brewing Co.
4/25/1988
Exhausted: Gump Worsley relaxes and tries to find energy to change clothes after playing for Montreal Oldtimers against Toronto Oldtimers yesterday at Gardens
Exhausted: Gump Worsley relaxes and tries to find energy to change clothes after playing for Montreal Oldtimers against Toronto Oldtimers yesterday at Gardens
3/23/1980
Handspun: Want to spin your own crafts and clothes? Romni Wools staff Susan Brown (left), Marilyn Leonard (at wheel) and Teri Mackeigan will teach you how
Handspun: Want to spin your own crafts and clothes? Romni Wools staff Susan Brown (left), Marilyn Leonard (at wheel) and Teri Mackeigan will teach you how
11/3/1980
Needed help: Juan and Anna Rosa Morales and their children arrived in Mississauga with only the clothes they were wearing after fleeing Chile
Needed help: Juan and Anna Rosa Morales and their children arrived in Mississauga with only the clothes they were wearing after fleeing Chile
2/3/1989