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Paul Petrovic, I'm just glad, Yugoslav Immigrant, Paul Petrovic stands on Pier 51 in Toronto Harbor while five tons of used clothing he bought is load(...)
Paul Petrovic, I'm just glad, Yugoslav Immigrant, Paul Petrovic stands on Pier 51 in Toronto Harbor while five tons of used clothing he bought is load(...)

Paul Petrovic, I'm just glad, Yugoslav Immigrant, Paul Petrovic stands on Pier 51 in Toronto Harbor while five tons of used clothing he bought is load(...)

Date5/29/1973
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  • Paul Petrovic, I'm just glad, Yugoslav Immigrant, Paul Petrovic stands on Pier 51 in Toronto Harbor while five tons of used clothing he bought is load(...)
  • Paul Petrovic; I'm just glad; Yugoslav Immigrant; Paul Petrovic stands on Pier 51 in Toronto Harbor while five tons of used clothing he bought is loaded into a freighter for shipment to his hometown; Sabac. For $1;500; he says; he bought enough to dress a whole town --shirts; pants; sweaters; socks and other items.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Paul Petrovic; I'm just glad; Yugoslav Immigrant; Paul Petrovic stands on Pier 51 in Toronto Harbor while five tons of used clothing he bought is loaded into a freighter for shipment to his hometown; Sabac. For $1;500; he says; he bought enough to dress a whole town --shirts; pants; sweaters; socks and other items.
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      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0023825F
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      Helping the poor in his former homeland, Yugoslav immigrant Paul Petrovic has spent two years collecting 10 tons of clothing to be sent next Monday th(...)
      Helping the poor in his former homeland, Yugoslav immigrant Paul Petrovic has spent two years collecting 10 tons of clothing to be sent next Monday th(...)
      McConnell, Colin
      9/8/1976
      Robbed twice by the same man in less than a month, 12-year-old Sandra Petrovic continues to help her parents in their variety store on Bathurst St. Th(...)
      Robbed twice by the same man in less than a month, 12-year-old Sandra Petrovic continues to help her parents in their variety store on Bathurst St. Th(...)
      Combs, Erin
      1/5/1975
      Left behind in Czechoslovakia when she was only 2 months old, 7-year-old Stella Petrovic (right) has been reunited with her parents, Peter and Kathy P(...)
      Left behind in Czechoslovakia when she was only 2 months old, 7-year-old Stella Petrovic (right) has been reunited with her parents, Peter and Kathy P(...)
      Beaty, Keith
      2/8/1976
      Image shows a bus being loaded on a big ship.
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      Power, Peter
      4/30/1991
      Endless Load, More than 200 employees in tow shifts handle tons of laundry that pass through the Brighton Laundry Co
      Endless Load, More than 200 employees in tow shifts handle tons of laundry that pass through the Brighton Laundry Co
      Gower, Patti
      9/13/1989
      Tons of tomes up for sale. Deborah Schlow lugs a load of books to Trinity College's Friends of the Library annual book sale. thousands of books at bar(...)
      Tons of tomes up for sale. Deborah Schlow lugs a load of books to Trinity College's Friends of the Library annual book sale. thousands of books at bar(...)
      Stawicki, Andrew
      10/19/1988
      Sally Ann hands out 5 tons of fish, Five tons of fish, plus 300 cases of cherry cheese cakes and yogurt, were given away today at the Salvation Army o(...)
      Sally Ann hands out 5 tons of fish, Five tons of fish, plus 300 cases of cherry cheese cakes and yogurt, were given away today at the Salvation Army o(...)
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      2/4/1975
      Flying angel flag is raised outside the Anglican Mission to Seaman at Pier 51 in Toronto harbor by Rev
      Flying angel flag is raised outside the Anglican Mission to Seaman at Pier 51 in Toronto harbor by Rev
      Abbott, J. J. C. (John Joseph Caldwell), Sir, 1821-1893
      5/2/1972
      I'M a salesman, says Rev. Ronald Stevens as he stands with some of his congregation outside the Kennedy Road Tabernacle in Brampton. Stevens used to b(...)
      I'M a salesman, says Rev. Ronald Stevens as he stands with some of his congregation outside the Kennedy Road Tabernacle in Brampton. Stevens used to b(...)
      Norris, Dave
      3/12/1972
      Biggest paper dryer, Canada's largest paper dryer, this 116-ton, 15-foot high drum is unloaded from a barge at Pier 35 in Toronto harbor. U.S.-made, t(...)
      Biggest paper dryer, Canada's largest paper dryer, this 116-ton, 15-foot high drum is unloaded from a barge at Pier 35 in Toronto harbor. U.S.-made, t(...)
      Lennon, Frank
      5/19/1970
      Canada's Northern timber lands provide the millions of tons of paper used yearly by the Canadian newspaper industry
      Canada's Northern timber lands provide the millions of tons of paper used yearly by the Canadian newspaper industry
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      1/18/1941
      His present home will have to be replaced before Mohan, now 3 1/2, reaches five tons of maturity in 10 or 12 years
      His present home will have to be replaced before Mohan, now 3 1/2, reaches five tons of maturity in 10 or 12 years
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      2/1/1964