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Happy celebrants of the victory in Asia who here bang on drums, clash their cymbals and generally make merry are members of the chinese population of (...)
Happy celebrants of the victory in Asia who here bang on drums, clash their cymbals and generally make merry are members of the chinese population of (...)

Happy celebrants of the victory in Asia who here bang on drums, clash their cymbals and generally make merry are members of the chinese population of (...)

Date8/21/1945
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Original Toronto Star caption: Happy celebrants of the victory in Asia who here bang on drums; clash their cymbals and generally make merry are members of the chinese population of Vancouver. It's a colorful show as they use all their ancient pageantry to show their joy at Japan's defeat
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0001496F
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