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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

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

Date12/2/1987
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0133581F
Fine work: Shashi Sharma, right, and his sons Nav, left, and Ben show off a Muslim prayer rug, one of the $8 million worth of oriental floor coverings their Indo-Persian Rug Co
Fine work: Shashi Sharma, right, and his sons Nav, left, and Ben show off a Muslim prayer rug, one of the $8 million worth of oriental floor coverings their Indo-Persian Rug Co
9/16/1988
te patterns and brilliant colors of handmade Oriental rugs are more and more Torontonians to buy these exotic and artistic crea an Mojtahedi, whose family owns Moj Persian Rugs on Yorkville, says a growing number of people want the carpets for practical and functional decor purposes at home
te patterns and brilliant colors of handmade Oriental rugs are more and more Torontonians to buy these exotic and artistic crea an Mojtahedi, whose family owns Moj Persian Rugs on Yorkville, says a growing number of people want the carpets for practical and functional decor purposes at home
1/6/1978
Harry Ballantyne, Collects Oriental rugs
Harry Ballantyne, Collects Oriental rugs
3/13/1974
Locked-out Moslems pray in the snow, Nineteen Moslems, with shoes off, kneel on prayer rugs laid on the snow outside Jami' Mosque in last night's 32-d(...)
Locked-out Moslems pray in the snow, Nineteen Moslems, with shoes off, kneel on prayer rugs laid on the snow outside Jami' Mosque in last night's 32-d(...)
1/20/1972
Monica McGhie: True grit. Born with no arms and no legs, Australian Monica McGhie, 18, is a high school graduate who can type, paint and hook rugs. Bu(...)
Monica McGhie: True grit. Born with no arms and no legs, Australian Monica McGhie, 18, is a high school graduate who can type, paint and hook rugs. Bu(...)
3/17/1982
Working for a cause: Joining in preparations for a sale of rugs are businessman Kevork Kololian, left, and Arts Babikian, of the Armenian National Committee.
Working for a cause: Joining in preparations for a sale of rugs are businessman Kevork Kololian, left, and Arts Babikian, of the Armenian National Committee.
3/28/1990
They're 'creating' rugs for fun, Part of a group of 213 amateur artisans attending the newly-established non-profit Guildwood Crafts school, Mrs. Marj(...)
They're 'creating' rugs for fun, Part of a group of 213 amateur artisans attending the newly-established non-profit Guildwood Crafts school, Mrs. Marj(...)
1/8/1969
Housing - Decoration - Rugs
Housing - Decoration - Rugs
7/20/1995
Housing - Decoration - Rugs
Housing - Decoration - Rugs
8/31/1995
Housing - Decoration - Rugs
Housing - Decoration - Rugs
8/13/1995
A rococo ormolu clock, oriental rug and an antique bust are typical of the items that are for sale at Toronto's auction houses
A rococo ormolu clock, oriental rug and an antique bust are typical of the items that are for sale at Toronto's auction houses
9/21/1987
Recognition: Street signs in Chinese and law that allows Chinatown stores to open Sundays show that city recognizes area's distinctiveness, says Alderman Gordon Chong
Recognition: Street signs in Chinese and law that allows Chinatown stores to open Sundays show that city recognizes area's distinctiveness, says Alderman Gordon Chong
6/21/1977