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At Chinatown street pageant
At Chinatown street pageant

At Chinatown street pageant

Date7/26/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: At Chinatown street pageant: part of a fund drive to raise $200:000 toward building a home for aged in the Chinese community: Yee Hope and his daughter Madeline: 8: dance on Elizabeth St.: which had been closed to traffic.
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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_0055528F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
At Chinatown street pageant yesterday
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