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Holding lighted candles, 2,000 people gathered in Nathan Phillips Square last night in a rally to draw attention to the political prisoners held in pr(...)
Holding lighted candles, 2,000 people gathered in Nathan Phillips Square last night in a rally to draw attention to the political prisoners held in pr(...)

Holding lighted candles, 2,000 people gathered in Nathan Phillips Square last night in a rally to draw attention to the political prisoners held in pr(...)

Date12/10/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Holding lighted candles; 2;000 people gathered in Nathan Phillips Square last night in a rally to draw attention to the political prisoners held in prison cells and labor camps in the Soviet Union and eastern Europe. The principal speaker was Simas Kudirk
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0011721F
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