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Title: Ethnic Groups : Greeks
Description: Image of men standing with large embroidered banners, some of which read "Society of Kastorians Omondia." Caption reads: "His feet and his Greek kilt are all that show of a 5-year-old Stanley Tsimicalis as he stands behind towering flags and banners at City Hall. The ceremony yesterday marked 142 years of Greek freedom from the Turks."
Type: photoprint
Fonds: Toronto Telegram fonds (F0433)
Accession / Box: 1974-001 / 210 (1557)
Date: [March 1963]
Identifier: ASC08810
Identifier (PID): yul:233898

Title: Ethnic Groups : Greeks
Description: Image of Greek Consul, Mr. Steve G. Rockanas (left) and President of the Greek Community of Ontario, Mr. Charles Brown (right) present a memorial wreath at the Cenotaph outside Toronto's City Hall. The men are flanked by young men and women in traditional Greek costumes and a girl and boy holding Greek flags. Large crowd gathers along steps to city hall. Photographer instructions on reverse read: "Time: 12:45 Place: St. George's Greek Orthodox Church, 117 Bond Street For: Parade will set out from here to city hall where Greek Consul Mr. Steve G. Rockanas will lay wreath at cenotaph. Should have shot of parade and laying of wreath."
Type: photoprint
Fonds: Toronto Telegram fonds (F0433)
Accession / Box: 1974-001 / 210 (1557)
Date: 30 March [1952]
Identifier: ASC08803
Identifier (PID): yul:233891

Title: Ethnic Groups : Greeks
Description: Image of five young women in costume, posting on a stairway outdoors. Verso reads: " May 19 1942. Greek Girls ' and caption "To-day is "Greek Day" in the nationwide campaign of the Canadian Red Cross Society for $9,000,000, and these Greek-Canadian lassies, dressed in the ancient costumes of their native land, took part in the special noon-day ceremony at the City Hall. Included in the group are Effie Jeffories, of London, who sang a Greek folk song and "The White Cliffs of Dover"; Evelyn Valachos, Brandford, whose brother won the Distinguished Flying Cross with the RAF, and is now a prisoner in Germany; Lillian Orfankos, North Bay; Edna Siampis, Toronto, Celia Kanakos, Toronto.
Type: photoprint
Fonds: Toronto Telegram fonds (F0433)
Accession / Box: 1974-001 / 210 (1557)
Date: [May 1942]
Identifier: ASC08789
Identifier (PID): yul:98131