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The group of 174 East Indians lived in the hold of the frighter Amelie as it crossed the storm-tossed Atlantic
The group of 174 East Indians lived in the hold of the frighter Amelie as it crossed the storm-tossed Atlantic

The group of 174 East Indians lived in the hold of the frighter Amelie as it crossed the storm-tossed Atlantic

Date7/24/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: The group of 174 East Indians lived in the hold of the frighter Amelie as it crossed the storm-tossed Atlantic
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