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Welcome back

Date5/3/1985

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Darrell, Dick (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Welcome back: Riding in the back of an old army truck, Canadian veterans were given an enthusiastic welcome from 10,000 people who lined the streets in Apeldoorn, Holland, on April 30 - 40 years after the Canadian troops helped liberate that country from Nazi Germany.

Subject

Remembrance Day (Canada)

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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_0028483F

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