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Draped in black
Draped in black

Draped in black

Date10/20/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Draped in black: Charles Staffer of the government services ministry places mourning drapes over portrait of former premier John Robarts at Queen's Park today. Robarts' body will lie in state at the Legislature from 3 to 9 p.m. today on eve of first full state funeral in Ontario history.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
    Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0076435F
    City hall draped in mourning for Late King, Draped in royal purple and black, the city hall to-day symbolized the grief of a city for the passing of a beloved monarch
    City hall draped in mourning for Late King, Draped in royal purple and black, the city hall to-day symbolized the grief of a city for the passing of a beloved monarch
    Toronto Star (Firm)
    1/22/1936
    Right, Taborah's Johnson wearing Clark's deep-plunging red and black draped dress
    Right, Taborah's Johnson wearing Clark's deep-plunging red and black draped dress
    Johnson, Taborah
    n.d.
    U.S.A., John Anthony's dramatic floor-length red silk matte jersey evening gown with halter neckline, draped torso and dropped waistline
    U.S.A., John Anthony's dramatic floor-length red silk matte jersey evening gown with halter neckline, draped torso and dropped waistline
    Beaty, Keith
    2/18/1988
    His bud's for you: With a garland of garlic draped round his neck, Ted Maczka - the Fish Lake Garlic Man - extoils the virtues of the aromatic bulb to just about anyone who dares to come near him
    His bud's for you: With a garland of garlic draped round his neck, Ted Maczka - the Fish Lake Garlic Man - extoils the virtues of the aromatic bulb to just about anyone who dares to come near him
    Beaty, Keith
    9/27/1983
    His last respects: A mourner draped in the Quebec fleur de lis flag was among the thousands of Montreal-area people who lined up yesterday to say farewell to former premier Rene Levesque
    His last respects: A mourner draped in the Quebec fleur de lis flag was among the thousands of Montreal-area people who lined up yesterday to say farewell to former premier Rene Levesque
    Lévesque, René, 1922-1987
    11/3/1987
    March begins: Quebec police carry the coffin of Rene Levesque, draped in the fleur-de-lis, down the steps of Quebec's National Assembly
    March begins: Quebec police carry the coffin of Rene Levesque, draped in the fleur-de-lis, down the steps of Quebec's National Assembly
    Lévesque, René, 1922-1987
    11/5/1987
    Flag-Draped Casket of former U
    Flag-Draped Casket of former U
    Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
    3/31/1969
    Québec Flag that draped the casket of Québec Premier Daniel Johnson is kissed by his widow yesterday after it was handed to her at the graveside in St(...)
    Québec Flag that draped the casket of Québec Premier Daniel Johnson is kissed by his widow yesterday after it was handed to her at the graveside in St(...)
    Bezant, Graham
    10/1/1968
    Personal Guide to President Roosevelt, Bill McGregor takes a look at the inscription on the flag-draped cairn
    Personal Guide to President Roosevelt, Bill McGregor takes a look at the inscription on the flag-draped cairn
    Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882-1945
    6/17/1945
    Painful Task: Palibearers carry the coffin of slain OPP Sergeant Thomas Cooper, draped with an Ontario flag presented by OPP Commissioner Thomas O'Grady, at funeral in Kitchener yesterday
    Painful Task: Palibearers carry the coffin of slain OPP Sergeant Thomas Cooper, draped with an Ontario flag presented by OPP Commissioner Thomas O'Grady, at funeral in Kitchener yesterday
    Stawicki, Andrew
    7/30/1991
    Draped in Canadaian flag, the casket of Col
    Draped in Canadaian flag, the casket of Col
    Dinsmore, Ted
    1/9/1972
    Funeral Cortege of former U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower moves down Constitution Ave. in Washington, the flag-draped casket of the general who le(...)
    Funeral Cortege of former U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower moves down Constitution Ave. in Washington, the flag-draped casket of the general who le(...)
    Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
    3/31/1969