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He was playing a solo on the accordion but Sam Shopsowitz, president of Shopsy's Foods Ltd
He was playing a solo on the accordion but Sam Shopsowitz, president of Shopsy's Foods Ltd

He was playing a solo on the accordion but Sam Shopsowitz, president of Shopsy's Foods Ltd

Date6/30/1970
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0063653F
Hot dog heaven: Israel Shopsowitz holds one of the hot dogs that have made Shopsy's one of the most famous delis in Toronto for generations
Hot dog heaven: Israel Shopsowitz holds one of the hot dogs that have made Shopsy's one of the most famous delis in Toronto for generations
3/8/1983
Johnny Lombardi, president of CHN radio, and actress Barbara Hamilton dig in to a dog yesterday at Shopsy's celebrity outdoor barbecue in front of Sho(...)
Johnny Lombardi, president of CHN radio, and actress Barbara Hamilton dig in to a dog yesterday at Shopsy's celebrity outdoor barbecue in front of Sho(...)
2/4/1993
Top Dog: Izzy Shopsowtiz, who turned 70 recently, shares a cake and a birthday with Shopsy's dell.
Top Dog: Izzy Shopsowtiz, who turned 70 recently, shares a cake and a birthday with Shopsy's dell.
8/24/1992
Several verbal salvos against popular misconceptions about today's food were fired by Robert Hurlbut, president of General Foods Ltd
Several verbal salvos against popular misconceptions about today's food were fired by Robert Hurlbut, president of General Foods Ltd
11/4/1977
Putting the squeeze on Yogi Shri Krishna (jack Powers) at Royal Alex on Monday, delicatessen owner Sam Shopsowitz is helped on to bed of nails by Powe(...)
Putting the squeeze on Yogi Shri Krishna (jack Powers) at Royal Alex on Monday, delicatessen owner Sam Shopsowitz is helped on to bed of nails by Powe(...)
5/31/1971
Harbord Alumni Frank Shuster, left, of the Wayne and Shuster comedy team, and Sam Shopsowitz, of Shpsy fame, will be among 2,000 people expected at their high school's homecoming tonight
Harbord Alumni Frank Shuster, left, of the Wayne and Shuster comedy team, and Sam Shopsowitz, of Shpsy fame, will be among 2,000 people expected at their high school's homecoming tonight
5/24/1974
Garlic King: Sam Geraci, owner of Deriea Brand Foods, hasparlayed his family-run business and his garlic products into a multi-million-dollar operation.
Garlic King: Sam Geraci, owner of Deriea Brand Foods, hasparlayed his family-run business and his garlic products into a multi-million-dollar operation.
6/15/1989
Man in suit cuts ribbon surrounding large, corrugated, columnar structure using oversized sheer ...
Monarch Fine Foods Ltd., Belfield Road, southeast corner of Iron Street, Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario
9/7/1963
Critical of ruling: Len Schacter, part-owner of Nortown Foods Ltd
Critical of ruling: Len Schacter, part-owner of Nortown Foods Ltd
12/18/1986
Montini Brand Foods Ltd. Milvan Dr
Montini Brand Foods Ltd. Milvan Dr
9/21/1993
Food's the name of the game for Jack Proud, being served at the downtown Holiday Inn by Kang Chang, Proud, incoming president of Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association, says that despite Canada's high unemployment rate, industry has problem find
Food's the name of the game for Jack Proud, being served at the downtown Holiday Inn by Kang Chang, Proud, incoming president of Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association, says that despite Canada's high unemployment rate, industry has problem find
4/22/1977
Ontario federation of labor President David Archer tells Dare Foods workers in Kitchener, who will have been on strike for a year tomorrow, the federa(...)
Ontario federation of labor President David Archer tells Dare Foods workers in Kitchener, who will have been on strike for a year tomorrow, the federa(...)
5/27/1973