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A Chinese junk from Hong Kong rides at anchor in Toronto harbor, seen through a porthole of another ship
A Chinese junk from Hong Kong rides at anchor in Toronto harbor, seen through a porthole of another ship

A Chinese junk from Hong Kong rides at anchor in Toronto harbor, seen through a porthole of another ship

Date6/12/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: A Chinese junk from Hong Kong rides at anchor in Toronto harbor; seen through a porthole of another ship. The junk was brought in by the Greet freighter Scapwind; which also carried canned asparagus and plywood from Taiwan. The junk; equipped with diesel engines; is on its way to a boatworks in Parry Sound.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0014163F
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