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Irving Posluns
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 80; Series 1; Item 27
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 27
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Mar. 1943
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 12 x 8 cm, 13 x 10 cm.
- Admin History/Bio
- Irving Posluns is a member of the Posluns family. His mother was Sadie Posluns from Los Angeles. Irving married Shirley Carpman (m. Posluns). They had three children: Marie Helaine (b. 1951), Harold Lewis (b. 1952), and Randi Lynn (b. 1960).
- He originally worked at the family's ladies wear factory and later in life became a commercial portrait photographer. His business, the Irving Posluns Portrait Studio, is located on Broadview Avenue in Toronto. Ryerson University's Irving A. Posluns Scholarship for portrait photography is named in his honour.
- A history of the Poslaniec (Posluns) family can be found online at: http://www.posluns.com/
- Scope and Content
- The item is a portrait of Irving Posluns.
- Subjects
- Photographers
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions