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Lining up in Berlin, men, women and children wait before a potato pile in a street to receive their rations of potatoes
Lining up in Berlin, men, women and children wait before a potato pile in a street to receive their rations of potatoes

Lining up in Berlin, men, women and children wait before a potato pile in a street to receive their rations of potatoes

Date8/22/1945
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Original Toronto Star caption: Lining up in Berlin; men; women and children wait before a potato pile in a street to receive their rations of potatoes. Two women supervise the distribution as they fill empty bags with shovels. Food is scarce in the German capital and there are few buildings suitable for districbuting centres. Allied vehicles carry food to the city
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0019428F
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