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Peaceful pastime for Canadian soldiers at the British Red Cross rest camps in Sicily is fishing in the Mediterranean
Peaceful pastime for Canadian soldiers at the British Red Cross rest camps in Sicily is fishing in the Mediterranean

Peaceful pastime for Canadian soldiers at the British Red Cross rest camps in Sicily is fishing in the Mediterranean

Date1/7/1944
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Original Toronto Star caption: Peaceful pastime for Canadian soldiers at the British Red Cross rest camps in Sicily is fishing in the Mediterranean. For the more ambitions; tennis; swmming and ping-pong are popular. Others prefer to read or just rest in the gardens
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0002277F
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