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Safe in Canada, 3-year-old Marth Nguyen Thi Phuong Mai, smiles broadly as he's tickled under his arm by a government worker at the Surrey Place Centre(...)
Safe in Canada, 3-year-old Marth Nguyen Thi Phuong Mai, smiles broadly as he's tickled under his arm by a government worker at the Surrey Place Centre(...)

Safe in Canada, 3-year-old Marth Nguyen Thi Phuong Mai, smiles broadly as he's tickled under his arm by a government worker at the Surrey Place Centre(...)

Date4/14/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Safe in Canada; 3-year-old Marth Nguyen Thi Phuong Mai; smiles broadly as he's tickled under his arm by a government worker at the Surrey Place Centre near Queen's Park. The orphans will stay at the centre until they have been thoroughly checked out by doctors.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0018912F
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