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The meals at the Govap Orphanage near Saigon are simple and meager, some of the youngsters are painfully thin
The meals at the Govap Orphanage near Saigon are simple and meager, some of the youngsters are painfully thin

The meals at the Govap Orphanage near Saigon are simple and meager, some of the youngsters are painfully thin

Date2/13/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: The meals at the Govap Orphanage near Saigon are simple and meager; some of the youngsters are painfully thin. About 50 keep nodding their heads; the result; nursing sisters say; of lack of affection. But these children have a roof over their heads; thanks to the nine Sisters of the Lovers of the Cross who run the orphanage. Intensified fighting in South since the ceasefire Jan. 28 has destroyed 15;000 homes in two of the country's
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0018765F
A small bowl of rice is a meal for the 1,245 childen in the Govap Orphanage in Saigon, where some have legs as thin as a man's thumb and the children (...)
A small bowl of rice is a meal for the 1,245 childen in the Govap Orphanage in Saigon, where some have legs as thin as a man's thumb and the children (...)
2/13/1973
Children who are always hungry, The 1,245 children in the Govap Orphanage outside Saigon cry with hunger - and many have problems that arose because t(...)
Children who are always hungry, The 1,245 children in the Govap Orphanage outside Saigon cry with hunger - and many have problems that arose because t(...)
2/13/1973
Children who are always hungry, The 1,245 children in the Govap Orphanage outside Saigon cry with hunger - and many have problems that arose because t(...)
Children who are always hungry, The 1,245 children in the Govap Orphanage outside Saigon cry with hunger - and many have problems that arose because t(...)
2/20/1973
A nurse plays with a squalling baby in the Govap Orphanage, where nine Sisters of the Lovers of the Cross care for 1,245 children. Intensified fightin(...)
A nurse plays with a squalling baby in the Govap Orphanage, where nine Sisters of the Lovers of the Cross care for 1,245 children. Intensified fightin(...)
2/20/1973
Govap orphanage has a school for the children it cares for
Govap orphanage has a school for the children it cares for
2/20/1973
Small boy in Govap Orphanage gets the last little bit of food
Small boy in Govap Orphanage gets the last little bit of food
2/20/1973
Far cry from the meals of turnips and sauerkraut is some of the home-cooked food which William Dignam is sampling
Far cry from the meals of turnips and sauerkraut is some of the home-cooked food which William Dignam is sampling
1/28/1946
Older children go to school in the orphanage, which is a big white building on the outskirts of Saigon
Older children go to school in the orphanage, which is a big white building on the outskirts of Saigon
2/20/1973
His mother doing business - cooking meals rright on the sidewalk and he helping with dish washing
His mother doing business - cooking meals rright on the sidewalk and he helping with dish washing
3/1/1973
Fish & Vegetable meals will save wheat, meat & fats for our soldiers and allies
Fish & Vegetable meals will save wheat, meat & fats for our soldiers and allies
Between 1914 and 1918
Food for the needy is in the process as The Process prepares some of 300 meals a week it sends out
Food for the needy is in the process as The Process prepares some of 300 meals a week it sends out
3/2/1972
Gateway to heaven for lovers of Chinese food, San Francisco combines some of the best oriental meals with wonderful sounds and sights that makes it ev(...)
Gateway to heaven for lovers of Chinese food, San Francisco combines some of the best oriental meals with wonderful sounds and sights that makes it ev(...)
5/14/1971