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Karl Graf hugs one of his three daughters, Rosa, 35, at Toronto airport last night
Karl Graf hugs one of his three daughters, Rosa, 35, at Toronto airport last night

Karl Graf hugs one of his three daughters, Rosa, 35, at Toronto airport last night

Date1/12/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: Karl Graf hugs one of his three daughters; Rosa; 35; at Toronto airport last night. He last saw her when she was 2 years old; about same time he was captured by British troops in 1945. He was a German soldier. Soviet troops over-ran his home village and wife and daughters went to Russian refugee camp.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0022906F
It's a greeting without words for Karl Graf and his daughters, Elizabeth (left), 42, Elsa, 45, and Rosa 35
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