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Rutherford's Cut Rate Drug Store, Spadina Avenue at Nassau Street [graphic material] – [192-].

Level: Item

ID: Item 3663

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3663

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [192-]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Notes: Metro Toronto Library Board.

Name Access: Rutherford's Cut Rate Drug Store

Subjects: Drugstores; Storefronts

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.

Places: Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.); Nassau Street (Toronto, Ont.); Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

Bernard and Dora Coffler [textual record, graphic material, object] – 1900-1979.

Accession Number: 2004-3-2

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2004-3-2

Material Format: textual record; graphic material; object

Physical Description: ca. 3 cm of textual records and other material; 7 photographs b&w and col ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller

Date: 1900-1979

Scope and Content: This accession consists of material documenting the donor's grandparents Dora and Bernard Coffler. It includes portraits of her grandparents and an exterior photograph of the Coffler Bedding Co., activities and fiftieth wedding celebration. This accession also includes: documents such as their passports, wedding certificate and identification cards; correspondence from David Croll; press clippings relating to their wedding and anniversary; an Ezras Noshem Society pin (1927); an Adath Israel Congregation Golden Jubilee Book and key chain (1952); and a Mount Sinai Hospital Auxiliary 25th Anniversary Year Book.

Administrative History: Bernard and Dora Coffler arrived in Canada from Roumania in 1900 and 1901 respectively. They met in 1902 and married on 21 May 1904 in Toronto. They reportedly were the first couple to be married on a Sunday in Toronto. They had three children: Myer (1905), Goldie (1910), and Sam (1914).; The Coffler's opened up a business called Coffler Bedding Co., which was located at 391 Parliament Street.; Dora Coffler was very active in two organizations, the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire (IODE) as well as the Mount Sinai Hospital Auxiliary called the Ezras Noshem Society.; Bernard and Dora Coffler passed away in 1960 and 1971 respectively.

Descriptive Notes: Physical description note: includes 7 photographs, 1 key chain, 1 pin and 1 coin.

Subjects: Weddings; Storefronts

Name Access: Coffler Bedding Co.; Adath Israel Congregation (Toronto, Ont.); Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.); Croll, David, 1900-1991; Ezras Noshem Society (Toronto, Ont.)

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Mindle Kussner and Morris Dubin (Cochrane, ON) [graphic material] – [192-].

Level: Item

ID: Item 1610

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1610

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [192-]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Admin History/Bio: Morris Dubin(sky) was a first violinist with the New York Symphony Orchestra and later played with the Queen's University string quartet in Kingston, Ontario.

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Mindle Kussner (m. Dubinsky) and Morris Dubin of Cochrane, Ontario. They are standing in front of a hardware store.

Name Access: Dubin, Morris; Dubinsky, Mindle; Dubinsky, Morris; Kussner, Mindle

Subjects: Hardware stores; Storefronts

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.

Places: Cochrane (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1978-12-6

Source: Archival Descriptions

Mendel Granatstein’s home, 1919-1999

Address: 42 St George Street

Source: Landmarks

In 1919, Mr. Mendel Granatstein commissioned Benjamin Brown and Robert McConnell to design a three storey Classical Georgian style house located at 42 St. George Street. The house contained a unique feature -- a retractable roof used on Sukkoth. In 1947, the house was acquired by the University of Toronto and was used for a variety of purposes until it was demolished in 1999. The Bahen Centre for Information Technology now stands in its place.

Address: 42 St George Street

Time Period: 1919-1999

Scope Note: In 1919, Mr. Mendel Granatstein commissioned Benjamin Brown and Robert McConnell to design a three storey Classical Georgian style house located at 42 St. George Street. The house contained a unique feature -- a retractable roof used on Sukkoth. In 1947, the house was acquired by the University of Toronto and was used for a variety of purposes until it was demolished in 1999. The Bahen Centre for Information Technology now stands in its place.

History: Mr. Mendel Granatstein was a member of one of the early Jewish families of Toronto. In 1895, he founded M. Granatstein and Sons, Ltd., a junk dealing company, and by the early 20th century, he had become one of the most prosperous Jews in Toronto. Mr. Granatstein was also a community leader, having a hand in the foundation of Beth Jacob Synagogue.

Category: Architecture; Residences

Source: Landmarks

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Graner & Company Bankers and steamship agents, Queen St. W., Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1910s-1920s].

Level: Item

ID: Item 6080

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 6080

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1910s-1920s]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Admin History/Bio: Joseph Graner, son of Leizer and Chaya Graner, was born in Russian-controlled Ukraine in 1879. He was educated in cheders and emigrated to England in the early twentieth century, where he remained for two and a half years. He settled in Toronto in 1907. He was the founder and first president of the Hebrew National Association and one of the founders of the Kehillah of Toronto. He was on the Board of the United Orthodox Synagogues of Canada, the Hebrew Free School, the Old Folks Home and the Goel Zedeck Synagogue. He was president of the Ukraine Verband of Toronto and Ontario in 1919, and directed the relief campaigns for the distressed. He was also chairman of the Ukraine Orphans' Campaign and was appointed a Justice of the Peace in July 1919. He had three children: Harry, Irwin, and Ida.

Scope and Content: Photograph of exterior of Graner & Company Bankers and steamship agents, Queen St. W., Toronto, n.d. Probably 1920s (perhaps 1910s). Standing in doorway is Joseph Graner.

Name Access: Graner & Company Bankers; Graner, Joseph

Subjects: Storefronts

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.

Places: Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1991-5-9

Source: Archival Descriptions

Beatrice Collis in doorway of Florence Shoppe (Peterborough, ON) [graphic material] – [ca. 1929].

Level: Item

ID: Item 1637

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1637

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1929]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 9 x 6 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a photograph and corresponding negative of Beatrice Collis standing in the doorway of the Florence Shoppe in Peterborough, Ontario.

Name Access: Collis, Beatrice; Florence Shoppe (Peterborough, Ont.)

Subjects: Storefronts

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.

Places: Peterborough (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1978-7-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Parliament Dry Goods, 343 Parliament Street, Toronto [graphic material] – 1926.

Level: Item

ID: Item 679

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 679

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1926

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of a family in front of Parliament Dry Goods.

Name Access: Parliament Dry Goods

Subjects: Storefronts

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.

Places: Parliament Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

Rose Kerbel in front of Queen Wallpaper and Paint Co., Bloor Street, Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1925].

Level: Item

ID: Item 1898

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1898

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1925]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Name Access: Kerbel, Rose; Queen Wallpaper and Paint Company

Subjects: Storefronts

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.

Places: Bloor Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1980-1-6

Source: Archival Descriptions

B. Feldman Clothing, 519 Queen Street West, Toronto [graphic material] – [192-?].

Level: Item

ID: Item 1498

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1498

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [192-?]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content: Item is a photograh of an unidentified man standing in front of B. Feldman's Clothing.

Name Access: B. Feldman's Clothing

Subjects: Clothing trade; Storefronts

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.

Places: Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1977-8-28

Source: Archival Descriptions

Ontario Dry Goods & Dress Goods, [394 Spadina Ave.], Toronto [graphic material] – [1919 or 1920].

Part Of: Gordon Melamed fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 7; Item 26

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gordon Melamed fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 7

Item: 26

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [1919 or 1920]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of a young girl standing in front of the doors to the Ontario Dry Goods & Dress Goods store on Spadina Avenue, which was owned by the Melamed family. The Toronto Jewish City Directory lists the location of the store as 394 Spadina Avenue.

Name Access: Ontario Dry Goods

Subjects: Dry-goods; Storefronts

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.

Places: Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.); Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1979-3-5

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Sophie Jubas in front of cigar store, east side of Ossington Ave., south of Dundas, Toronto [graphic material] – [between 1929 and 1930].

Level: Item

ID: Item 1888

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1888

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [between 1929 and 1930]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 22 cm

Admin History/Bio: Sophie Jubas was married to Harry Navis and was the aunt of Bernice Goldenberg.

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of Sophia Jubas standing in front of her Ossington Avenue store. The latter was located near the Astor Theatre on Ossington.

Name Access: Jubas, Sophie

Subjects: Storefronts

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.

Places: Ossington Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1980-1-12

Source: Archival Descriptions

Clara Love outside Isaac Love's grocery, Queen St., Toronto [graphic material] – 1929.

Level: Item

ID: Item 398

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 398

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1929

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content: The item is a photograph of Clara Love outside Isacc Love's grocery on Queen st. in Toronto.

Name Access: Love, Clara

Subjects: Children; Storefronts

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

Exterior view of Wall Bros. Shoe Store, 94-96 Queen St. W., Toronto [graphic material] – 1943.

Level: Item

ID: Item 2510

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 2510

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1943

Physical Description: 2 photographs : (1 negative) b&w ; 12.5x 18cm

Admin History/Bio: Charlie Wall (b.1898-d.1996) owned Wall Bros. Shoes Store with his Brother Joe Wall (d.1975). Charlie married Nellie Rosenbaum (d.1993) and together they had two children, the late Charlette Mintz (d.1993) and Barbara Weingarten. Gloria Rosenbaum (d.2004), sister of Nellie is pictured with Joe and Charlie Wall.

Scope and Content: Item consists of portrait of Charlie Wall, Joe Wall (d.1975) and Gloria Rosenbaum (d.2004) in front of their shoe store Wall Bros. Shoes Store, located at 112 Queen Street West in Toronto.

Name Access: Rosenbaum, Gloria; Wall Bros; Wall, Charlie; Wall, Joe

Subjects: Portraits; Shoe stores; Storefronts

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.

Places: Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1981-1-6

Source: Archival Descriptions

Charlie and Joe Wall in front of their shoe store at 112 Queen St. W., Toronto [graphic material] – 1923.

Level: Item

ID: Item 2511

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 2511

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1923

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Name Access: Wall, Charlie; Wall, Joe

Subjects: Family-owned business enterprises; Shoe stores; Storefronts

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.

Places: Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1981-1-6

Source: Archival Descriptions

Exterior view of Max Grossman Furrier Shop, 320 Bathurst St., Toronto [graphic material] – [1924 or 1925].

Level: Item

ID: Item 2923

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 2923

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [1924 or 1925]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of a child standing in the doorway of Max Grossman's Furrier Shop. Visible in the right-side window is a broadside for the Standard Theatre.

Name Access: Max Grossman Furrier Shop

Subjects: Fur trade; Storefronts

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.

Places: Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1981-3-9

Source: Archival Descriptions

Exterior view of Walerstein's Ice Cream Parlor, 332 Spadina Ave., Toronto [graphic material] – [between 1921 and 1923].

Level: Item

ID: Item 2533

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 2533

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [between 1921 and 1923]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content: Esther Walerstein is pictured standing in front of A. Walerstein Ice Cream Parlour.

Name Access: Walerstein, Esther

Subjects: Ice cream parlors; Storefronts

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.

Places: Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.); Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1981-2-2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Julius Rosenblatt in front of his dry-goods store, 108 Queen St. W., between Elizabeth and Chestnut Sts., Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1925].

Level: Item

ID: Item 3036

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3036

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1925]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Name Access: Rosenblatt, Julius

Subjects: Storefronts

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.

Places: Chestnut Street (Toronto, Ont.); Elizabeth Street (Toronto, Ont.); Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1981-8-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Trachter's Milk Store, 71 Kensington Ave., Toronto [graphic material] – May 1925.

Level: Item

ID: Item 2947

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 2947

Material Format: graphic material

Date: May 1925

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content: Identified in this photograph from left to right are: Becky (Cooper) Trachter and her brother Art Cooper. Becky Cooper married Harry Trachter and had three children: Booky (Kwart), Sylvia (Consky) and Norman Trachter.

Name Access: Cooper, Art; Cooper, Becky; Trachter, Becky; Trachter's Milk Store

Subjects: Brothers and sisters; Storefronts

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.

Places: Kensington Avenue (Toronto, Ont.); Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1979-8-2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Exterior view of Gang's Dry Goods Shop, 102 Dundas St. W., Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1920].

Level: Item

ID: Item 2951

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 2951

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1920]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content: Mrs. Toba (Taube) Gang in doorway.

Name Access: Gang's Dry Goods Shop

Subjects: Storefronts

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.

Places: Dundas Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1980-1-16

Source: Archival Descriptions

Joseph Gary in front of his grocery, 136 Elizabeth St., Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1925].

Level: Item

ID: Item 1542

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1542

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1925]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Name Access: Gary's Groceries (Toronto, Ont.); Gary, Joseph

Subjects: Storefronts

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.

Places: Elizabeth Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1978-11-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

The Western Furniture Exchange, 563 Queen St. W. at Denison, Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1921].

Level: Item

ID: Item 1505

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1505

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1921]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of Jacob Hurvitz and his daughter Florence standing in front of the Western Furniture Exchange on Queen St. West in Toronto.

Name Access: Hurvitz, Florence; Hurvitz, Jacob; Western Furniture Exchange (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects: Fathers and sons; Storefronts

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.

Places: Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1978-2-3

Source: Archival Descriptions

People's Home of Bargains, 3124 Dundas St. W., Toronto [graphic material] – [ca 1920].

Level: Item

ID: Item 1494

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1494

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca 1920]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content: Pictured are Celia Clarfield and daughter Rose (m. Weinstock) standing in front of the People's Home of Bargains store in the West Toronto Junction.

Name Access: Clarfield, Celia; Clarfield, Rose; Weinstock, Rose

Subjects: Mothers and daughters; Storefronts

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.

Places: Dundas Street West (Toronto, Ont.); West Toronto Junction (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1977-8-28

Source: Archival Descriptions

Phillip Clarfield and son Morris in front of store, 3124 Dundas St. W., Toronto [graphic material] – 1922.

Level: Item

ID: Item 1493

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1493

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1922

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of Phillip Clarfield and his son Morris in front of their mens clothing store at 3124 Dundas St. W., in the West Toronto Junction.

Name Access: Clarfield, Morris; Clarfield, Phillip

Subjects: Fathers and sons; Men's clothing; Storefronts

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.

Places: West Toronto Junction (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1977-8-28

Source: Archival Descriptions

Mr Brown Haberdashery, 545 Queen St. W., Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1929].

Level: Item

ID: Item 1488

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1488

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1929]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of an unidentified man in front of a men's outfitters.

Name Access: Mr Brown Haberdashery

Subjects: Men's furnishing goods; Storefronts

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.

Places: Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1977-8-28

Source: Archival Descriptions

Appliance Store, 438 Queen St. W., Toronto [graphic material] – [192-].

Level: Item

ID: Item 1487

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1487

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [192-]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content: Pictured is Mr. Nusyna (Nusanovigh) in front of his appliance store.

Name Access: Nusanovigh; Nusyna

Subjects: Storefronts

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.

Places: Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1977-8-28

Source: Archival Descriptions

Appliance store, 438 Queen St. W., Toronto [graphic material] – [192-].

Level: Item

ID: Item 1486

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1486

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [192-]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content: Pictured are Mr. and Mrs. Nusyna (Nusanovigh) in front of their appliance store on Queen St. West. There are several items on display in the store window.

Name Access: Nusanovigh; Nusyna

Subjects: Storefronts

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.

Places: Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1977-8-28

Source: Archival Descriptions

Exterior view of barber shop, Dundas St. W. and Denison Ave., Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1940].

Level: Item

ID: Item 2551

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 2551

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1940]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: Zalman Cohen is pictured in the window.

Name Access: Cohen, Zalman

Subjects: Barbershops; Storefronts

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.

Places: Denison Avenue (Toronto, Ont.); Dundas Street West (Toronto, Ont.); Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1981-2-3

Source: Archival Descriptions

Exterior view of L. Raicus Grocery, Toronto [graphic material] – [19--].

Level: Item

ID: Item 2552

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 2552

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [19--]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: Pictured is Mrs. Raicus.

Name Access: Raicus, Mrs.

Subjects: Storefronts

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.

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1981-2-3

Source: Archival Descriptions

Abraham Walerstein in front of Walerstein's Ice Cream Parlor, 332 Spadina Avenue [graphic material] – [1925 or 1926].

Level: Item

ID: Item 2536

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 2536

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [1925 or 1926]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a copy photograph and corresponding negative of Abraham Walerstein, originally from Hamilton, Ontario, standing in front of his ice-cream parlour on Spadina Avenue in Toronto.

Name Access: Walerstein, Abraham

Subjects: Ice cream parlors; Storefronts

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.

Places: Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.); Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1981-2-2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Exterior view of Walerstein's Ice Cream Parlor, 332 Spadina Ave., Toronto [graphic material] – [1922 or 1923].

Level: Item

ID: Item 2534

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 2534

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [1922 or 1923]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content: Pictured are Sarah Walerstein (left) and her mother Taube Walerstein (right) standing in front of the family's ice cream parlour.

Name Access: Walerstein, Sarah; Walerstein, Taube

Subjects: Ice cream parlors; Mothers and daughters; Storefronts

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.

Places: Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.); Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1981-2-2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Vneeda Cigar Store, 824 College St., Toronto [graphic material] – [between 1915 and 1920].

Level: Item

ID: Item 3666

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3666

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [between 1915 and 1920]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content: Pictured in this photograph is Frank Podolsky and his daughter Faye (Schwab).

Name Access: Podolsky, Faye; Podolsky, Frank; Schwab, Faye; Vneeda Cigar Store

Subjects: Cigar industry; Fathers and daughters; Storefronts

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.

Places: College Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1984-10-2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Jacob Zakon in front of Gittelmacher's Photography Studio, Queen St. W., Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1922].

Level: Item

ID: Item 3812

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3812

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1922]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Name Access: Gittelmacher's Photography Studio

Subjects: Storefronts

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.

Places: Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1985-7-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Simon Silberman in front of his cigar store, Terauley St., Toronto [graphic material] – [between 1915 and 1920].

Level: Item

ID: Item 4148

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 4148

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [between 1915 and 1920]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Admin History/Bio: Terauley St. is now Bay St.

Name Access: Silberman, Simon

Subjects: Cigar industry; Storefronts

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.

Places: St. John's Ward (Toronto, Ont.); Teraulay Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1986-5-7

Source: Archival Descriptions

Samuel Robins' Tailor Shop, 273 Queen St. E at Berkeley St., Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 192-].

Level: Item

ID: Item 4995

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 4995

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 192-]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Admin History/Bio: Samuel Robins came from England in 1907 from Debrova. The store was given up in 1953 or 1954.

Name Access: Robins, Samuel; Samuel Robins' Tailor Shop

Subjects: Storefronts

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.

Places: Queen Street East (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1989-12-3

Source: Archival Descriptions

Bess Robins in front of Robins' Tailor Shop, 273 Queen St. E., Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1926].

Level: Item

ID: Item 4994

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 4994

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1926]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Admin History/Bio: Bess Robins was eighteen years old at the time of this photograph.

Name Access: Robins, Bess; Robins' Tailor Shop

Subjects: Storefronts

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.

Places: Queen Street East (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1989-12-3

Source: Archival Descriptions

William Shankman Orchestra at the Grand Theatre in Birmingham, England [graphic material] – [1925 or 1926].

Level: Item

ID: Item 4294

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 4294

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [1925 or 1926]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content: Identified third from left: William Shankman.

Notes: Photo by Midland Press Agency, 520 Suffolk St., Birmingham.

Subjects: Orchestra; Theaters

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.

Places: Birmingham (England)

Accession Number: 1987-9-5

Source: Archival Descriptions

Union Ticket Office, 113 Queen St. W., Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1920].

Level: Item

ID: Item 1725

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1725

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1920]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content: Identified in this photograph from left to right are: Mr. Rakofsky; Harry A. Pike.

Name Access: Pike, Harry A.; Rakofsky, Mr.

Subjects: Storefronts

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.

Places: Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1979-5-3

Source: Archival Descriptions

Aaron and Sarah Ladovsky and nephews in front of United Bakers restaurant, Spadina Ave., Toronto [graphic material] – 1920.

Part Of: Ladovsky family fonds; Photographs file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 83; File 9; Item 14

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Ladovsky family fonds; Photographs file

Level: Item

Fonds: 83

File: 9

Item: 14

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1920

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of Aaron and Sarah Ladovsky with their nephews in front of United Bakers Dairy Restaurant.

Notes: Originally cited as photo #1444.

Name Access: Ladovsky, Aaron; Ladovsky, Sarah; United Bakers

Subjects: Bakeries; Storefronts

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.

Places: Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.); Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1977-7-5

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Loew's Theatre (189 Yonge St., Toronto) [architectural drawing, textual record] – 1913-1959.

Part Of: Harold S. Kaplan fonds; Architectural projects series; Loew's Theatre (189 Yonge St., Toronto) sub-series

Level: Sub-series

ID: Fonds 27; Series 1-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Harold S. Kaplan fonds; Architectural projects series; Loew's Theatre (189 Yonge St., Toronto) sub-series

Level: Sub-series

Fonds: 27

Series: 1-1

Material Format: architectural drawing; textual record

Date: 1913-1959

Physical Description: 57 drawings : pencil on tracing paper, blueprints and other reproductions ; 72 x 114 cm or smaller; 1 cm of textual records

Admin History/Bio: Built in 1913, Loew's Yonge Street Theatre and Winter Garden Theatre complex was the flagship of Marcus Loew's Canadian theatre chain. The theatres were designed by Thomas Lamb as a "double-decker" theatre, with the Winter Garden located seven-stories above the street-level Yonge Street Theatre. This was the only double-decker theatre built in Canada and one of less than a dozen built internationally. The design was considered economical in that it provided a greater amount of seating on a given piece of real estate while allowing the theatre operator to present the same daily show in two theatres. The shows included both vaudeville acts and silent movies.; In 1928, there was a major fire on the site and the Winter Garden Theatre was closed due to the decline in popularity of vaudeville. By 1930, the Yonge Street Theatre was solely a movie theatre, equipped for sound movies. Over the years it gradually fell into disrepair, but continued as a movie theatre until 1981. It was renamed the Elgin Theatre in 1978.; In 1981, the Elgin and Winter Garden were purchased by the Ontario Heritage Foundation, and in 1987 the foundation began a two and half year, $30 million restoration of the theatres. The theatres re-opened in Dec. 1989 exclusively for theatrical productions.

Scope and Content: Sub-series consists of seating plans, blueprints of structural details, and floor plans, sections and elevations for successive alterations (to the entrance, lobby, basement, etc.) of the theatre. The sub-series includes a copy of a city building permit dating from 1934 for renovations carried out by Loew's Theatres Engineering Division. Some of the blueprints date from the original construction of the theatre in 1913.; The sub-series is organized into 9 sub-sub-series, corresponding to project dates of 1913, 1919, 1934, 1939, 1949 (two projects), 1952, 1957 and 1959. The earliest materials, such as those from 1913 and 1919, were not created by Kaplan & Sprachman, but were no doubt used as reference materials for their work at the theatre.; Please note that the blueprints of structural details such as columns and roof reinforcing beams may apply to the theatre complex as a whole, including the Winter Garden Theatre.

Notes: Title is derived from the formal titles of the drawings.

Name Access: Lamb, Thomas; Elgin Theatre (Toronto); Winter Garden Theatre (Toronto)

Subjects: Theaters

Physical Condition: Some drawings are torn & damaged.; Some are discoloured or damaged by deteriorating pressure-sensitive tape.

Places: Yonge Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 2003-6-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Loew's Uptown Theatre (Toronto) [architectural drawing, graphic material] – 1919-1968.

Part Of: Harold S. Kaplan fonds; Architectural projects series; Loew's Uptown Theatre (Toronto) sub-series

Level: Sub-series

ID: Fonds 27; Series 1-2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Harold S. Kaplan fonds; Architectural projects series; Loew's Uptown Theatre (Toronto) sub-series

Level: Sub-series

Fonds: 27

Series: 1-2

Material Format: architectural drawing; graphic material

Date: 1919-1968

Physical Description: 132 architectural drawings : pencil (some on tracing paper, some hand col. using pencil crayon), blueprints and other reproductions ; 76 x 106 cm or smaller; 5 photographs : b&w ; 44 x 55 cm or smaller

Admin History/Bio: One of sixteen theatres in Canada designed by the well-known architect Thomas W. Lamb, the Uptown Theatre opened in 1920 as a movie and vaudeville theatre of almost 3000 seats, and was later the first theatre in Toronto equipped for sound movies. In 1960 the Uptown's main auditorium was destroyed by a major fire. Kaplan & Sprachman participated in the theatre's subsequent renovation.; In 1969 the Uptown was split into a five screen theatre through conversion of the theatre's balcony, backstage and basement areas. The Uptown was closed and demolished in late 2003 following the 28th Annual Toronto International Film Festival after the cinema operator, Famous Players, decided to close it and other theatres rather than comply with an Ontario Human Rights Commission order to make the theatres fully wheelchair-accessible.

Scope and Content: Sub-series consists of seating plans, blueprints of structural details, floor plans, sections and elevations for successive alterations (to the entrance, lobby, escalator, etc.) of the theatre, as well as several photographs of the Uptown's entrance and auditorium. The sub-series includes a number of hand-coloured drawings of the main auditorium dating from 1962, with paint and fabric samples attached, apparently associated with the re-building of the auditorium following the fire of 1960. The sub-series also includes a set of photo-reproductions of Thomas Lamb's original 1919 plans for the theatre, acquired by Kaplan & Sprachman in 1960.; The sub-series is arranged in 9 sub-sub-series corresponding to project dates of 1919, 1936, 1945, 1949, 1960, 1962, and 1968. The final sub-sub-series relates to work done by Kaplan after the dissolution of Kaplan & Sprachman.; In several cases, a sub-sub-series includes drawings and plans from earlier projects, used as reference materials for the current project.

Name Access: Lamb, Thos. W. (Thomas White), 1871-1942; Uptown Theatre (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects: Theaters

Physical Condition: Some drawings torn or water-damaged. Some are discoloured or damaged by deteriorating pressure-sensitive tape.

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 2003-6-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Ida Cohen and daughters in front of Greenberg's Jewish book store, 117 1/2 Elizabeth St., Toronto [graphic material] – 1923.

Level: Item

ID: Item 4045

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 4045

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1923

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 9 cm

Name Access: Cohen, Ida

Subjects: Bookstores; Mothers and daughters; Storefronts

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.

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1986-8-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Bucovetsky Bros. Furnishings store exterior (Timmins, ON) [graphic material] – [192-].

Level: Item

ID: Item 1190

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1190

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [192-]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the Bucovetsky Bros. Furnishings store exterior, located on 3rd Avenue, between Balsam and Cedar Streets in Timmins, Ontario. There are three men standing in front of the store.

Name Access: G:\Digital Assets\1189.jpg

Subjects: Storefronts

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.

Places: Timmins (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1976-10-6

Source: Archival Descriptions

Bucovetsky Bros. Furnishings store exterior (Timmins, ON) [graphic material] – 1922.

Level: Item

ID: Item 1188

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1188

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1922

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the Bucovetsky Bros. Furnishings store exterior in Timmins, Ontario. The photograph was taken after the Timmins explosion. Several men are standing in front of the store, which has one window boarded up and the other missing its glass.

Name Access: Bucovetsky Bros. Furnishings

Subjects: Storefronts

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.

Places: Timmins (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1976-10-6

Source: Archival Descriptions

Bucovetsky Bros. Furnishings store exterior (Timmins, ON) [graphic material] – 1922.

Level: Item

ID: Item 1189

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1189

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1922

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the Bucovetsky Bros. Furnishings store exterior in Timmins, Ontario. The photograph was taken after the Timmins explosion. Several men are standing in front of the store, which has one window boarded up and the other missing its glass. The Belanger Shaving Parlour can be seen next door. Several garments are hanging on the wood that is covering the broken window.

Name Access: Bucovetsky Bros. Furnishings

Subjects: Storefronts

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.

Places: Timmins (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1976-10-6

Source: Archival Descriptions

Rose Lieberman, Rose [Hanford?] Green and Aaron and Sarah Ladovsky in front of United Bakers restaurant, Spadina Ave., Toronto [graphic material] – 1920.

Part Of: Ladovsky family fonds; Photographs file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 83; File 9; Item 16

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Ladovsky family fonds; Photographs file

Level: Item

Fonds: 83

File: 9

Item: 16

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1920

Physical Description: 5 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller

Scope and Content: Item is a copy print, two corresponding negatives, and two postcard photographs of Aaron and Sarah Ladovsky with their two staff members in front of United Bakers on Spadina.

Name Access: Hanford, Rose; Ladovsky, Aaron; Lieberman, Rose; Ladovsky, Sarah; United Bakers

Subjects: Bakeries; Storefronts

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.

Places: Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.); Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Union Kosher Delicatessan [graphic material] – [ca. 1925].

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Jewish clubs, businesses and organizations series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 37; Series 8; Item 11

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Jewish clubs, businesses and organizations series

Level: Item

Fonds: 37

Series: 8

Item: 11

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1925]

Physical Description: 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio: Union Kosher Delicatessan was owned by H. Garelick and D. Bernholtz; they were also owners of the Union Kosher Sausage Company located at 266 Parliament Street.

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman standing outside the Union Kosher Delicatessan located at 797 Dundas Street in Toronto. The woman was most likely either Mrs. Garelick or Mrs. Bernholtz.

Name Access: Bernholtz, Mrs.; Garelick, Mrs.; Union Kosher Delicatessan

Subjects: Delicatessens; Storefronts

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.

Places: Dundas Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Murray Koffler with his Aunt Anne outside his father's College Street store [graphic material] – [ca. 1927].

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Miscellaneous collection series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 37; Series 9; Item 1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Miscellaneous collection series

Level: Item

Fonds: 37

Series: 9

Item: 1

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1927]

Physical Description: 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio: Murray Bernard Koffler was born in a four-room flat over his father's drugstore on College Street on 22 January 1924. His parents' names were Leon and Tiana Koffler (née Reinhorn). Murray married Marvelle Seligman, and they had five children: Leon, Theo, Tom, Adam, and Tiana.; Following in his father's footsteps, Murray was educated as a pharmacist and eventually took over the family drugstore when he was twenty-two years old. After making some profitable real-estate investments, he helped to co-found the Four Seasons Hotel chain and created the first self-serve pharmacy in Canada. His entrepreneurial talents led the way to the creation of the giant pharmacy franchise Shoppers Drug Mart.; A world-renowned philanthropist, Murray Koffler’s donations and commitments have helped fund the creation of the Koffler Centre of the Arts, the Koffler Institute of Pharmacy Management, the Canadian Council for Native Business, and the Council on Drug Abuse. He has also held positions on numerous boards and organizations. His tireless efforts and achievements have been recognized with many awards including becoming a member of the Order of Canada in 1977.

Scope and Content: Photograph is of Murray Koffler with his Aunt Anne, outside of Koffler's Drug Store, located at 376 College Street in Toronto.

Name Access: Anne; Koffler, Murray, 1924-2017; Koffler's Drug Store

Subjects: Drugstores; Storefronts

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.

Places: College Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Jack Kamarner in front of family store [graphic material] – [ca. 1928].

Part Of: Rebecca Kamarner fonds; Family photographs file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 11; File 1; Item 16

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Rebecca Kamarner fonds; Family photographs file

Level: Item

Fonds: 11

File: 1

Item: 16

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1928]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 7 cm

Scope and Content: The business pictured is Merchants Clothing Co., 131 Queen St. West. Prices for the artciles of clothing are clearly visble on the signs behind the figure of Jack. A variety of hats are on display in the front window.

Name Access: Kamarner, Jack; Merchants Clothing Co.

Subjects: Storefronts

Physical Condition: There is some blurring of the image and discoloration on this print, especially towards the lower right corner.

Places: Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1986-5-5

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Dr. Thuna Nature Remedies [graphic material] – [192-?].

Part Of: Levine and Cass family fonds; Thuna family series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 25; Series 7; Item 1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Levine and Cass family fonds; Thuna family series

Level: Item

Fonds: 25

Series: 7

Item: 1

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [192-?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of a man and boy standing in front of Dr. Thuna Nature Remedies at 298 Danforth Avenue in Toronto. The man on the right is likely Jack Thuna.

Notes: Postcard photograph

Name Access: Dr. Thuna Nature Remedies; Thuna, Jack

Subjects: Storefronts

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.

Places: Danforth Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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