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Switzerland is a trilingual country with Germans on the north, Italians in the south and French to the west
Switzerland is a trilingual country with Germans on the north, Italians in the south and French to the west

Switzerland is a trilingual country with Germans on the north, Italians in the south and French to the west

Date12/14/1946
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Original Toronto Star caption: Switzerland is a trilingual country with Germans on the north; Italians in the south and French to the west. This photograph of church-goers early Sunday morning in summer; was taken in Ticino; the Italian area.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
    Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
    Object NumberTSPA_0118188F
    Salvatore Cardinal Pappalardo, Everywhere, Italians are building this fine country
    Salvatore Cardinal Pappalardo, Everywhere, Italians are building this fine country
    Pappalardo, Salvatore
    8/12/1977
    After the Euphoria of the opening of the Wall, East Germans now realize their country is about to be swallowed up
    After the Euphoria of the opening of the Wall, East Germans now realize their country is about to be swallowed up
    Stawicki, Andrew
    11/12/1989
    A west German border policeman stands aside as a stream of East Germans arrive in the west
    A west German border policeman stands aside as a stream of East Germans arrive in the west
    Stawicki, Andrew
    n.d.
    Historic symbol: Throngs of West Germans gaze up at East German border quards atop the Berlin Wall, in front of the Brandenburg Gate
    Historic symbol: Throngs of West Germans gaze up at East German border quards atop the Berlin Wall, in front of the Brandenburg Gate
    Stawicki, Andrew
    11/16/1989
    Jubilant on nomination night, teacher Vito Cautillo ran away with the NDP nomination in York South-Weston by signing up 500 Italians.
    Jubilant on nomination night, teacher Vito Cautillo ran away with the NDP nomination in York South-Weston by signing up 500 Italians.
    Toronto Star (Firm)
    2/1/1978
    Irving Layton: Norminated by the Italians and the South Koreans for a Nobel Prize, he can't fathom Canadian attitude.
    Irving Layton: Norminated by the Italians and the South Koreans for a Nobel Prize, he can't fathom Canadian attitude.
    Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
    4/21/1982
    Fugitive German Fliers must free through rocky, bush, barbed wire fences surround the camp on the north shore of Lake Superior from which 28 Germans e(...)
    Fugitive German Fliers must free through rocky, bush, barbed wire fences surround the camp on the north shore of Lake Superior from which 28 Germans e(...)
    Toronto Star (Firm)
    4/19/1941
    Italians celebrate holy holiday, Crowds of Metro Italians gathered along Grace St
    Italians celebrate holy holiday, Crowds of Metro Italians gathered along Grace St
    Darrell, Dick
    4/20/1984
    The serious problem of Italians fitting into Canadian way of life is discussed by Company of Young Canadians volunteer Paolo Ruzza and Olino Capacchione. Italians form city's largest minority
    The serious problem of Italians fitting into Canadian way of life is discussed by Company of Young Canadians volunteer Paolo Ruzza and Olino Capacchione. Italians form city's largest minority
    Griffin, Doug
    12/18/1969
    This Dieppe hero, Lieut.-Col. Cecil Merritt of Vancouver, commanded the South Saskatchewan Regiment. Now a prisoner of the Germans, he was the first C(...)
    This Dieppe hero, Lieut.-Col. Cecil Merritt of Vancouver, commanded the South Saskatchewan Regiment. Now a prisoner of the Germans, he was the first C(...)
    Merritt, Charles Cecil Ingersoll
    10/31/1942
    Hans Peter Rullmann: West German's book deals with murders.
    Hans Peter Rullmann: West German's book deals with murders.
    Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
    11/25/1981
    View from the top: East and West Germans alike clambered to get a look at each other's cities from the top of the Berlin Wall near Potzdamer Platz
    View from the top: East and West Germans alike clambered to get a look at each other's cities from the top of the Berlin Wall near Potzdamer Platz
    Stawicki, Andrew
    11/16/1989