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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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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)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0043707F
A lion dance on Elizabeth St. ushers in the Chinese Year of the Ox with a noisy, colourful parade through Chinatown Saturday. Drums and firecrackers m(...)
A lion dance on Elizabeth St. ushers in the Chinese Year of the Ox with a noisy, colourful parade through Chinatown Saturday. Drums and firecrackers m(...)
2/4/1973
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3/15/1974
Former prime minister John Diefenbaker shows Eleanor Roosevelt Humanities Award to Ellen Fairclough, a former minister in his government, as Conservative MP Robert Coates looks on
Former prime minister John Diefenbaker shows Eleanor Roosevelt Humanities Award to Ellen Fairclough, a former minister in his government, as Conservative MP Robert Coates looks on
10/2/1977
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Election smear. Maria Maruszczak wipes lipstick smear from former prime minister John Diefenbaker's cheek as Parkdale-High Park Tory candidate Yu Shymko and daughter Lisa, 17, watch. [Incomplete]
4/6/1979
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6/21/1972
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Back-Slapping Backbenchers give Prime Minister Diefenbaker a cheery welcome as he arrives at the House of Commons yesterday. However, proceedings were(...)
2/6/1963
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Collision! Prime Minister Diefenbaker, rushing from office to House seat, collides with a woman rushing for Commons gallery to witness voting
2/6/1963
Prime Minister Diefenbaker met friend on stroll down Prince Albert main street Saturday afternoon greeting constituents
Prime Minister Diefenbaker met friend on stroll down Prince Albert main street Saturday afternoon greeting constituents
3/4/1963
First class riders on the same flight were Prime Minister Diefenbaker and his wife
First class riders on the same flight were Prime Minister Diefenbaker and his wife
3/20/1963
Former prime minister John Diefenbaker addresses Estonians at rally in Nathan Phillips Square today during festival of Estonian culture held through this week
Former prime minister John Diefenbaker addresses Estonians at rally in Nathan Phillips Square today during festival of Estonian culture held through this week
7/15/1972
Get in there and show them who is boss, said Fred Titley, engineer of CPR switching engine, when Prime Minister Diefenbaker climbed aboard today to sh(...)
Get in there and show them who is boss, said Fred Titley, engineer of CPR switching engine, when Prime Minister Diefenbaker climbed aboard today to sh(...)
2/19/1963
Two famous Johns - Opposition Leader John Diefenbaker and first prime minister John A
Two famous Johns - Opposition Leader John Diefenbaker and first prime minister John A
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