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Lengthy battle: Shashi Sharma, surrounded by hand-made rugs in his store, says he can't afford to remain closed on Sundays while other Oriental rug shops are allowed to defy the law and open
Lengthy battle: Shashi Sharma, surrounded by hand-made rugs in his store, says he can't afford to remain closed on Sundays while other Oriental rug shops are allowed to defy the law and open

Lengthy battle: Shashi Sharma, surrounded by hand-made rugs in his store, says he can't afford to remain closed on Sundays while other Oriental rug shops are allowed to defy the law and open

Date12/2/1987
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0133581F
      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
      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
      Brennan, Pat
      9/16/1988
      te patterns and brilliant colors of handmade Oriental rugs are more and more Torontonians to buy these exotic and artistic crea an Mojtahedi, whose family owns Moj Persian Rugs on Yorkville, says a growing number of people want the carpets for practical and functional decor purposes at home
      te patterns and brilliant colors of handmade Oriental rugs are more and more Torontonians to buy these exotic and artistic crea an Mojtahedi, whose family owns Moj Persian Rugs on Yorkville, says a growing number of people want the carpets for practical and functional decor purposes at home
      Loek, Dick
      1/6/1978
      Harry Ballantyne, Collects Oriental rugs
      Harry Ballantyne, Collects Oriental rugs
      Bezant, Graham
      3/13/1974
      Housing - Decoration - Rugs
      Housing - Decoration - Rugs
      Munro, Anne
      8/13/1995
      They're 'creating' rugs for fun, Part of a group of 213 amateur artisans attending the newly-established non-profit Guildwood Crafts school, Mrs. Marj(...)
      They're 'creating' rugs for fun, Part of a group of 213 amateur artisans attending the newly-established non-profit Guildwood Crafts school, Mrs. Marj(...)
      Teskey, Frank
      1/8/1969
      Working for a cause: Joining in preparations for a sale of rugs are businessman Kevork Kololian, left, and Arts Babikian, of the Armenian National Committee.
      Working for a cause: Joining in preparations for a sale of rugs are businessman Kevork Kololian, left, and Arts Babikian, of the Armenian National Committee.
      Stawicki, Andrew
      3/28/1990
      Locked-out Moslems pray in the snow, Nineteen Moslems, with shoes off, kneel on prayer rugs laid on the snow outside Jami' Mosque in last night's 32-d(...)
      Locked-out Moslems pray in the snow, Nineteen Moslems, with shoes off, kneel on prayer rugs laid on the snow outside Jami' Mosque in last night's 32-d(...)
      Beaty, Keith
      1/20/1972
      Monica McGhie: True grit. Born with no arms and no legs, Australian Monica McGhie, 18, is a high school graduate who can type, paint and hook rugs. Bu(...)
      Monica McGhie: True grit. Born with no arms and no legs, Australian Monica McGhie, 18, is a high school graduate who can type, paint and hook rugs. Bu(...)
      Loek, Dick
      3/17/1982
      Housing - Decoration - Rugs
      Housing - Decoration - Rugs
      Munro, Anne
      7/20/1995
      Housing - Decoration - Rugs
      Housing - Decoration - Rugs
      Munro, Anne
      8/31/1995
      A rococo ormolu clock, oriental rug and an antique bust are typical of the items that are for sale at Toronto's auction houses
      A rococo ormolu clock, oriental rug and an antique bust are typical of the items that are for sale at Toronto's auction houses
      Beaty, Keith
      9/21/1987
      Recognition: Street signs in Chinese and law that allows Chinatown stores to open Sundays show that city recognizes area's distinctiveness, says Alderman Gordon Chong
      Recognition: Street signs in Chinese and law that allows Chinatown stores to open Sundays show that city recognizes area's distinctiveness, says Alderman Gordon Chong
      Bezant, Graham
      6/21/1977