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Her head bent low over a rough wooden frame, Elvina Martin works on a hooked rug like the ones that will be sold this Saturday in aid of the world's needy
Her head bent low over a rough wooden frame, Elvina Martin works on a hooked rug like the ones that will be sold this Saturday in aid of the world's needy

Her head bent low over a rough wooden frame, Elvina Martin works on a hooked rug like the ones that will be sold this Saturday in aid of the world's needy

Date5/18/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Her head bent low over a rough wooden frame, Elvina Martin works on a hooked rug like the ones that will be sold this Saturday in aid of the world's needy.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0026891F
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      Toronto Star (Firm)
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      Dinsmore, Ted
      8/15/1967
      World's foremost karate master, Dr. Tsuyoshi Chitose, breaks one-inch board over head of Mamoru Yamomoto
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      Fine work: Shashi Sharma, right, and his sons Nav, left, and Ben show off a Muslim prayer rug, one of the $8 million worth of oriental floor coverings their Indo-Persian Rug Co
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