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In Vancouver these happy Chinese, many of them in the native costume of their old land, sing joyously in the victory celebration at the coast. For the(...)
In Vancouver these happy Chinese, many of them in the native costume of their old land, sing joyously in the victory celebration at the coast. For the(...)

In Vancouver these happy Chinese, many of them in the native costume of their old land, sing joyously in the victory celebration at the coast. For the(...)

Date8/16/1945
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Original Toronto Star caption: In Vancouver these happy Chinese; many of them in the native costume of their old land; sing joyously in the victory celebration at the coast. For them it relieved the tension of many years of war for their loved ones and friends in China
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberTSPA_0001495F
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      Toronto Star (Firm)
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      George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode
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