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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

Far cry from the meals of turnips and sauerkraut is some of the home-cooked food which William Dignam is sampling

Date1/28/1946
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Original Toronto Star caption: Far cry from the meals of turnips and sauerkraut is some of the home-cooked food which William Dignam is sampling. He was one of thousands captured at Dieppe
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0019387F
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