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A sailor gets a resounding victory kiss

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A sailor gets a resounding victory kiss

Date5/7/1945

Names

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Unknown (photographer)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: A sailor gets a resounding victory kiss.

Subject

Remembrance Day (Canada)

Medium

Photographs

Language

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0001579F

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