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Al Peabody: He and his crew interviewed 1,000 people, mostly in barber shops.
Al Peabody: He and his crew interviewed 1,000 people, mostly in barber shops.

Al Peabody: He and his crew interviewed 1,000 people, mostly in barber shops.

Date1/13/1980
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0131938F
Al Peabody
Al Peabody
6/12/1975
On his first visit to a barber in two years Richard Barnes has the finishing touches put on his brush cut and beard trim by Al Puma at Toronto Barbering School, Puma used to be called a barber but, to survive in these long-hair days, he's had to become a
On his first visit to a barber in two years Richard Barnes has the finishing touches put on his brush cut and beard trim by Al Puma at Toronto Barbering School, Puma used to be called a barber but, to survive in these long-hair days, he's had to become a
10/23/1974
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
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
Help for a new Canadian: A Portuguese immigrant, with back to camera, is interviewed by Milton Little, co-ordinator of the Ontario Human Rights Commission's Services for Working People, and his Portuguese interpreter, Emilia Lopes
Help for a new Canadian: A Portuguese immigrant, with back to camera, is interviewed by Milton Little, co-ordinator of the Ontario Human Rights Commission's Services for Working People, and his Portuguese interpreter, Emilia Lopes
6/24/1970
Clipping feared: Wendell Pitblado, at work in his barber shop, his afraid his business will be taken over for a fraction of its worth.
Clipping feared: Wendell Pitblado, at work in his barber shop, his afraid his business will be taken over for a fraction of its worth.
5/8/1989
Lengthy battle: Shashi Sharma, surrounded by hand-made rugs in his store, says he can't afford to remain closed on Sundays while other Oriental rug shops are allowed to defy the law and open
Lengthy battle: Shashi Sharma, surrounded by hand-made rugs in his store, says he can't afford to remain closed on Sundays while other Oriental rug shops are allowed to defy the law and open
12/2/1987
Peter Procunier shops for soup Bones for his consomme, He likes to take standard recipes and upgrade them to gourmet fare.
Peter Procunier shops for soup Bones for his consomme, He likes to take standard recipes and upgrade them to gourmet fare.
3/15/1971
Changed times: The girlie pictures will soon be off the wall of Andrew Beierle's Sherbourne St. shop, as the 82-year-old barber hangs up his shears after 70 years in business.
Changed times: The girlie pictures will soon be off the wall of Andrew Beierle's Sherbourne St. shop, as the 82-year-old barber hangs up his shears after 70 years in business.
5/16/1981
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
5/14/1987
Getting clipped, Martin Lewis, 77, gets his hair cut by Pasquale Guerriero, owner of Pasquaie Barber Shop at the corner of McCaul and D'Arcy sts.
Getting clipped, Martin Lewis, 77, gets his hair cut by Pasquale Guerriero, owner of Pasquaie Barber Shop at the corner of McCaul and D'Arcy sts.
1/6/1993
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