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Group photograph of Gill family members. Dharm Singh Gill is seen standing on the far left. Jeewan Singh Gill is seen seated on a chair at the front. Jeewan Singh was a passenger on the Komagata Maru and was on the ship when it was forced to turn around.
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Group photograph of three unidentified men taken in a studio setting. Two men are seen seated and both are wearing turbans and formal attire. The third man is standing behind them and is clean shaven with short hair. He is seen wearing a formal dark suit and tie. All three men are looking towards the camera.
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Group photograph taken during the New Westminster gurdwara opening in 1945. A large group of people are seen standing in front of the gurdwara and on the steps and balcony. Dr. D. P. Pandia can be seen standing in the front.
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Group photograph taken of Gill family members. There are six men standing in a row in front of some greenery. Indar Singh Gill is seen standing second from the left. Dharm Singh Gill is seen standing fourth from the left, and Naranjan Singh Gill is seen standing fifth from the left. The remaining three men are unidentified. All six men are seen wearing formal suits and some are smiling.
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Group photograph taken outside the 2nd Avenue gurdwara in Vancouver, BC. A large group of people are seen standing outside the gurdwara. Seven men are lined up in front of the crowd wearing gloral garlands. The photograph appears to have been taken when the Shahidi Jatha group left to join the Jaito Morcha in India to fight against British rule.
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Group photograph of three unidentified Sikh officers standing together in a line. The three men are wearing matching uniforms that appear to belong to a police force or possibly military. All three men are standing in a formal stance. The photograph is black and white, however, the turbans of each of the officers has been handtinted a dark red colour.
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Group photograph taken of Gill family members. Four men are seen seated on chairs. Standing behind them is a young boy and a younger man. All six people in the photograph are wearing formal suits and ties, as well as turbans. Photograph was taken in a studio setting with a dark back curtain and patterned floor.
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Interview with Sukhdev Singh Dhaliwal. Sukhdev Singh Dhaliwal who was born in 1933, and immigrated to Canada in 1949. Sukhdev Singh speaks about his experience learning English and adapting to a new life in Canada. He worked in sawmills and when he received citizenship, he returned to India to get married. Later on, Sukhdev Singh was able to purchase a grocery store that his family ran for years. After his wife Amarjit passed away, he married Joginder Kaur Dhaliwal.
2022_13_17_010.pdf
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Transcription of an interview with Sukhdev Singh Dhaliwal. Sukhdev Singh Dhaliwal who was born in 1933, and immigrated to Canada in 1949. Sukhdev Singh speaks about his experience learning English and adapting to a new life in Canada. He worked in sawmills and when he received citizenship, he returned to India to get married. Later on, Sukhdev Singh was able to purchase a grocery store that his family ran for years. After his wife Amarjit passed away, he married Joginder Kaur Dhaliwal.
2022_13_17_009.pdf
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Narrative of Sukhdev Singh Dhaliwal who was born in 1933, and immigrated to Canada in 1949. Sukhdev Singh speaks about his experience learning English and adapting to a new life in Canada. He worked in sawmills and when he received citizenship, he returned to India to get married. Later on, Sukhdev Singh was able to purchase a grocery store that his family ran for years. After his wife Amarjit passed away, he married Joginder Kaur Dhaliwal.