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Two Brothers From Bratislava, blond Martin Strazovec, 7, and Juraj, 5, made a survey trip through their new home city of Toronto yesterday and decided(...)
Two Brothers From Bratislava, blond Martin Strazovec, 7, and Juraj, 5, made a survey trip through their new home city of Toronto yesterday and decided(...)

Two Brothers From Bratislava, blond Martin Strazovec, 7, and Juraj, 5, made a survey trip through their new home city of Toronto yesterday and decided(...)

Date9/17/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: Two Brothers From Bratislava; blond Martin Strazovec; 7; and Juraj; 5; made a survey trip through their new home city of Toronto yesterday and decided they liked it very much. They arrived Sunday with their parents; Czech refugees Mr. and Mrs. Valerian Strazovec; and on their tour yesterday played at the fountain in Nathan Phillips Square (left) and then made friends with a policeman's horse nearby while their mother watched them with a smile at right.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Object NumberTSPA_0012881F
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