Welcome hand

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Welcome hand

Date7/29/1987

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Stawicki, Andrew (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Welcome hand: The first of 47 Sikh refugees to step off the bus after arriving in Metro is greeted this morning by a representative of the Sri Guri Singh Sabha temple on Old Weston Rd. near St. Clair Ave. following a 18 1/2-hour trip from Halifax. No one was allowed to get on or off en route.

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0012938F

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