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Small boy in Govap Orphanage gets the last little bit of food
Small boy in Govap Orphanage gets the last little bit of food

Small boy in Govap Orphanage gets the last little bit of food

Date2/20/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: Small boy in Govap Orphanage gets the last little bit of food. Some children have legs no bigger around than a man's thumb.
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0018787F
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
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
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
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
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
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
A small boy, well bundled-up, gets a lift on a bicycle, the principal means of transport in Hanoi, unlike Saigon with its motor scooters
A small boy, well bundled-up, gets a lift on a bicycle, the principal means of transport in Hanoi, unlike Saigon with its motor scooters
3/19/1973
After the peace and quiet of the North Pole, Santa's a bit nonplussed by the noise when small boys howl in terror at the sight of him, as they would a(...)
After the peace and quiet of the North Pole, Santa's a bit nonplussed by the noise when small boys howl in terror at the sight of him, as they would a(...)
12/12/1963
Boys to the farm bring your chum and do your bit soldiers of the soil
Boys to the farm bring your chum and do your bit soldiers of the soil
Between 1914 and 1918
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
A campaign for children's clothing for an orphanage in South Vietnam, has been started by Jop Wit, left, of Scarborough
A campaign for children's clothing for an orphanage in South Vietnam, has been started by Jop Wit, left, of Scarborough
1/24/1973
Babies at a Vietnamese orphanage available for adoption by Canadian parents
Babies at a Vietnamese orphanage available for adoption by Canadian parents
4/12/1975