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The industry employs 35,000 and is capable of turning out 5 million dozen T-shirts a year
The industry employs 35,000 and is capable of turning out 5 million dozen T-shirts a year

The industry employs 35,000 and is capable of turning out 5 million dozen T-shirts a year

Date4/4/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: The industry employs 35;000 and is capable of turning out 5 million dozen T-shirts a year
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0006573F
Family affair: James Taylor, grandson of the man who started the family firm in 1865, employs 60 people to produce 30 million bars of soap a year
Family affair: James Taylor, grandson of the man who started the family firm in 1865, employs 60 people to produce 30 million bars of soap a year
1/21/1980
Michael Davis: President of thriving L. Davis Textiles is one of the beneficiaries of Canadian quotas on textile imports but he complains of gross abuse of quota limits by customs officials to ensure that annual limits are not exceeded. Davis' Toronto firm, which specializes in children's sleepwear, employs 200. About 200,000 are employed in the industry nationally.
Michael Davis: President of thriving L. Davis Textiles is one of the beneficiaries of Canadian quotas on textile imports but he complains of gross abuse of quota limits by customs officials to ensure that annual limits are not exceeded. Davis' Toronto firm, which specializes in children's sleepwear, employs 200. About 200,000 are employed in the industry nationally.
1/10/1980
Garment workers: Canada employs approximately 120,000 people in the garment industry
Garment workers: Canada employs approximately 120,000 people in the garment industry
3/17/1984
This man is smiling only partly because he expects this year to sell about $2 million worth of absurd T-shirts
This man is smiling only partly because he expects this year to sell about $2 million worth of absurd T-shirts
10/28/1974
Robert Kennedy: He expects to earn $3.5 million from the sale of trendy T-shirts.
Robert Kennedy: He expects to earn $3.5 million from the sale of trendy T-shirts.
10/31/1984
Perfect match: Prescriptives consultant Vilma Carpignano, right, employs the color printing technique on customer Susan Wellington to determine the correct color of foundation for her
Perfect match: Prescriptives consultant Vilma Carpignano, right, employs the color printing technique on customer Susan Wellington to determine the correct color of foundation for her
4/19/1988
Helping poor: Peter Dalglish is founder of SKI Courier, a Khartoum business that employs street children.
Helping poor: Peter Dalglish is founder of SKI Courier, a Khartoum business that employs street children.
8/5/1988
In squeeze, Peter Pocklington (left) employs Edmonton Oilers hockey star Wayne Gretzky
In squeeze, Peter Pocklington (left) employs Edmonton Oilers hockey star Wayne Gretzky
11/4/1982
Ultra-modern press unit is capable of printing 16 pages per revolution and is and is geared for 35,000 revolutions per hour. Units sit directly on the(...)
Ultra-modern press unit is capable of printing 16 pages per revolution and is and is geared for 35,000 revolutions per hour. Units sit directly on the(...)
5/31/1971
Day of learning: Jennifer Beckford, 9, left, Shanique Francis, 6, and Stacey Gordon, 10, check out T-shirts commemorating Black History month
Day of learning: Jennifer Beckford, 9, left, Shanique Francis, 6, and Stacey Gordon, 10, check out T-shirts commemorating Black History month
2/29/1992
Eagerly looking forward to a 1,500-mile trip to Toronto this year, three eleven year old Cree youngsters at Muskrat Dam don Toronto T-shirts given them by a Star Photographer
Eagerly looking forward to a 1,500-mile trip to Toronto this year, three eleven year old Cree youngsters at Muskrat Dam don Toronto T-shirts given them by a Star Photographer
3/16/1980
Wanna buy a shirt?, Michael Purski, a 19-year-old Etobicoke student who started selling shirts out of his school locker and sold $250,000 in designer clothing last year, wants to doante $40,000 to his high school
Wanna buy a shirt?, Michael Purski, a 19-year-old Etobicoke student who started selling shirts out of his school locker and sold $250,000 in designer clothing last year, wants to doante $40,000 to his high school
11/27/1985