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In Vancouver these happy Chinese, many of them in the native costume of their old land, sing joyously in the victory celebration at the coast. For the(...)
In Vancouver these happy Chinese, many of them in the native costume of their old land, sing joyously in the victory celebration at the coast. For the(...)

In Vancouver these happy Chinese, many of them in the native costume of their old land, sing joyously in the victory celebration at the coast. For the(...)

Date8/16/1945
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Original Toronto Star caption: In Vancouver these happy Chinese; many of them in the native costume of their old land; sing joyously in the victory celebration at the coast. For them it relieved the tension of many years of war for their loved ones and friends in China
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0001495F
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