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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 (...)
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 (...)

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 (...)

Date11/27/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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 at Toronto International Airport. Eight of the abandoned children; ranging in age from 8 months to 6 years; arrived last night for adoption by Canadian parents.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0021456F
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(...)
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