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Trekker: Lawyer Tov Mason traded three-piece suit for jeans when he started his tour company.
Trekker: Lawyer Tov Mason traded three-piece suit for jeans when he started his tour company.

Trekker: Lawyer Tov Mason traded three-piece suit for jeans when he started his tour company.

Date9/26/1989
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0130613F
Frank Toskan: I never feel inappropriate when i show up anywhere in jeans, he says
Frank Toskan: I never feel inappropriate when i show up anywhere in jeans, he says
11/16/1989
Treasure of Whiterock Estates, Ronald Bluestein sits in his office in downtown Toronto explaining his company's real estate operations in Ontario. He is one of three principals in the firm which subdivides farm land, and then aggressively sells lots with the slogan Own a Piece of Canada. A team of Star investigators has disclosed that titles to many of the Whiterock Estates lots are faulty.
Treasure of Whiterock Estates, Ronald Bluestein sits in his office in downtown Toronto explaining his company's real estate operations in Ontario. He is one of three principals in the firm which subdivides farm land, and then aggressively sells lots with the slogan Own a Piece of Canada. A team of Star investigators has disclosed that titles to many of the Whiterock Estates lots are faulty.
9/10/1971
Taking a study session, Professor John Lee, in striped shirt, Jeans against filing cabinet as he makes a point to students at the University of Toronto's Scarborough College
Taking a study session, Professor John Lee, in striped shirt, Jeans against filing cabinet as he makes a point to students at the University of Toronto's Scarborough College
3/8/1972
W. B. Rooney, above right, is vice-president, consumer products division, Canadian General Electric. He said that 15 years is the average age of a refrigerator when it is traded in by the consumer.
W. B. Rooney, above right, is vice-president, consumer products division, Canadian General Electric. He said that 15 years is the average age of a refrigerator when it is traded in by the consumer.
11/8/1973
This workman's the boss: You won't find Yasunobu Suzuki in a three-piece suit or in an oak-panelled office
This workman's the boss: You won't find Yasunobu Suzuki in a three-piece suit or in an oak-panelled office
11/25/1980
Right: Architect Bill Strong likes to travel with a three-piece suit, feels it always give him well-put-together look.
Right: Architect Bill Strong likes to travel with a three-piece suit, feels it always give him well-put-together look.
4/18/1975
Harry Dunstan: Idea Corp. is negotiating to buy a piece of his company, RMS industrial Controls Inc., after he invented a cellular radio which can be used to operate huge pieces of machinery.
Harry Dunstan: Idea Corp. is negotiating to buy a piece of his company, RMS industrial Controls Inc., after he invented a cellular radio which can be used to operate huge pieces of machinery.
12/2/1983
Big and Burly: Richard Hirtle is Ricky McMountain and says he started his buying guide because he was irked by companies that promised, but failed to deliver the goods
Big and Burly: Richard Hirtle is Ricky McMountain and says he started his buying guide because he was irked by companies that promised, but failed to deliver the goods
6/18/1989
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
9/1/1978
High-riding headgear: Darryl Miller, co-owner of Western Corral Boots N' Jeans, displays an $85 Biltmore hat, left, and an imported custom-made $465 hat with a rattlesnake head on it, right
High-riding headgear: Darryl Miller, co-owner of Western Corral Boots N' Jeans, displays an $85 Biltmore hat, left, and an imported custom-made $465 hat with a rattlesnake head on it, right
4/8/1982
Maury Kalen of Mr. Green Jeans. I m a merchandiser.
Maury Kalen of Mr. Green Jeans. I m a merchandiser.
6/5/1980
Psychiatrist Granville da Costa: Honeymoon period with jeans and Adidas
Psychiatrist Granville da Costa: Honeymoon period with jeans and Adidas
2/14/1979