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A Good luck Swastika. It's not a Nazi symbol on the prow of the Indian ship Jaladhan in Toronto Harbor, but a symbol for good luck among Hindus and other cultures for thousands of years
A Good luck Swastika. It's not a Nazi symbol on the prow of the Indian ship Jaladhan in Toronto Harbor, but a symbol for good luck among Hindus and other cultures for thousands of years

A Good luck Swastika. It's not a Nazi symbol on the prow of the Indian ship Jaladhan in Toronto Harbor, but a symbol for good luck among Hindus and other cultures for thousands of years

Date6/9/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: A Good luck Swastika. It's not a Nazi symbol on the prow of the Indian ship Jaladhan in Toronto Harbor; but a symbol for good luck among Hindus and other cultures for thousands of years.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0014245F
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