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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
GeographyCity, town, twpToronto
GeographyProvince or StateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0011721F
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