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Title:VICTORY OVER JAPAN CELEBRATIONS IN TORONTO, CANADA, AUGUST 1945 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:MGH 4499
Other titles:AMATEUR FILM BY UNIDENTIFIED CANADIAN CAMERAMAN [Alternative Title]
Summary: Amateur film records Royal Canadian Air Force Church Parade in Toronto on 19 August 1945, Dr and Mrs Parker posing for camera at 210 Bloor Street West, Toronto and Chinese VJ Day procession on 26 August 1945 past City Hall, bedecked with Allied flags. Chinese Canadians in armed services and civilians in Chinese costume parade past with banners thanking Canadians for their contribution towards Chinese Civilian Relief, followed by Chinese floats. Pre-Christmas commercial parade by Disney-inspired (Donald Duck) floats.
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Alternative Title:AMATEUR FILM BY UNIDENTIFIED CANADIAN CAMERAMAN [Alternative Title]