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The oom-Pah-Pah music that accompanies beer drinking at the Kitchener Oktoberfest, which opens today, will be played by a band flown in from Germany f(...)

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The oom-Pah-Pah music that accompanies beer drinking at the Kitchener Oktoberfest, which opens today, will be played by a band flown in from Germany f(...)

Date10/4/1972

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Bezant, Graham (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: The oom-Pah-Pah music that accompanies beer drinking at the Kitchener Oktoberfest; which opens today; will be played by a band flown in from Germany for nine-day romp. Concerts; parades and a carnival are also schedules.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0103115F

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