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View of part of Tokyo, above. In the background is the white Diet and other public buildings and in the foreground a section where once lived many whi(...)
View of part of Tokyo, above. In the background is the white Diet and other public buildings and in the foreground a section where once lived many whi(...)

View of part of Tokyo, above. In the background is the white Diet and other public buildings and in the foreground a section where once lived many whi(...)

Date6/17/1944
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Original Toronto Star caption: View of part of Tokyo; above. In the background is the white Diet and other public buildings and in the foreground a section where once lived many white people; for whose benefit the service station has a sign in English.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0117728F
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