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Abandoned in Bangladesh, 8-month-old Ambia is given a loving kiss by her adoptive mother, Lollo Fischer of Niagara Falls, at Toronto airport last nigh(...)
Abandoned in Bangladesh, 8-month-old Ambia is given a loving kiss by her adoptive mother, Lollo Fischer of Niagara Falls, at Toronto airport last nigh(...)

Abandoned in Bangladesh, 8-month-old Ambia is given a loving kiss by her adoptive mother, Lollo Fischer of Niagara Falls, at Toronto airport last nigh(...)

Date11/27/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Abandoned in Bangladesh; 8-month-old Ambia is given a loving kiss by her adoptive mother; Lollo Fischer of Niagara Falls; at Toronto airport last night. Eight of the abandoned children arrived last night for adoption by Canadians.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0021455F
Abandoned in her native Bangladesh, 8-month-old Ambia is welcomed with a big smile by her adoptive mother, Lollo Fischer of Niagara Falls, last night (...)
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