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Sweet and sour. Toronto's Chinatown went all out with firecrackers, dragons and lions for visit by Prime Minister Diefenbaker, seen here getting instr(...)
Sweet and sour. Toronto's Chinatown went all out with firecrackers, dragons and lions for visit by Prime Minister Diefenbaker, seen here getting instr(...)

Sweet and sour. Toronto's Chinatown went all out with firecrackers, dragons and lions for visit by Prime Minister Diefenbaker, seen here getting instr(...)

Date11/17/1962
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Original Toronto Star caption: Sweet and sour. Toronto's Chinatown went all out with firecrackers, dragons and lions for visit by Prime Minister Diefenbaker, seen here getting instructions on use of chopsticks in an Elizabeth St chop suey house. Children lined streets of Chinatown to wave miniature flags as Prime Minister passed.
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    Pages1 page
    Dimensions9 x 13.8 cm, 1Pages (3 9/16 x 5 7/16 in.)
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberTSPA_0043707F
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