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Special Specs, Optician Mel Rapp, who operates Rapp Optical on College St., adjusts a pair of Papilion-style glasses that he purchased in Paris.
Special Specs, Optician Mel Rapp, who operates Rapp Optical on College St., adjusts a pair of Papilion-style glasses that he purchased in Paris.

Special Specs, Optician Mel Rapp, who operates Rapp Optical on College St., adjusts a pair of Papilion-style glasses that he purchased in Paris.

Date4/4/1991
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0132563F
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