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Lance Simpson, 18, holds a plea for world peace at a ceremony marking the United Nations International Day of Peace yesterday at Nathan Phillips Square
Lance Simpson, 18, holds a plea for world peace at a ceremony marking the United Nations International Day of Peace yesterday at Nathan Phillips Square

Lance Simpson, 18, holds a plea for world peace at a ceremony marking the United Nations International Day of Peace yesterday at Nathan Phillips Square

Date9/19/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: Hair-raising plea; Lance Simpson; 18; holds a plea for world peace at a ceremony marking the United Nations International Day of Peace yesterday at Nathan Phillips Square. [Incomplete]
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0012030F
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