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A Background of trees is appropriate for lumberman Mehan Singh, who is 57 and, having been in Canada 40 years, is one of the original settlers. His li(...)
A Background of trees is appropriate for lumberman Mehan Singh, who is 57 and, having been in Canada 40 years, is one of the original settlers. His li(...)

A Background of trees is appropriate for lumberman Mehan Singh, who is 57 and, having been in Canada 40 years, is one of the original settlers. His li(...)

Date6/30/1945
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Original Toronto Star caption: A Background of trees is appropriate for lumberman Mehan Singh; who is 57 and; having been in Canada 40 years; is one of the original settlers. His linen; it will noticed; is immaculate. His religion has a cult of bathing and thinks cleanliness a virtue.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0013395F
Resham Singh
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During Worship at the Shromani Sikh Society Temple priest Mall Singh Blaha carries out the traditional Sikh ceremony with assistance form a member of (...)
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After arriving in Canada in 1961 Surjit Singh Hans, president of the Pape Ave
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