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Surjit Kaur stands beside a family member near her village house's fields. Surjit Kaur is wearing a multi-coloured salwar suit, an Indian womenswear, with a black cardigan. Her head is covered with a blue chunni, which is typically worn by Punjabi women. The family member beside her is wearing a checkered kameez with a blue pagg, a headcover. The background consists of trees, a field, a brick structure, and farming equipment. There is a manjha, which is a traditional South Asian woven bed.
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(Left to right) Naranjan Singh Gill, Indar's Taiya Ji [elder uncle], Joginder Singh Gill, Indar's Chacha Ji [younger uncle], Ganga Singh Gill, Indar's cousin, and Indar Singh Gill.The family is from the village of Dhudike, District Moga, Punjab, India. The picture was taken in Canada in 1934. Naranjan Singh sponsored Indar Singh to come to Canada in 1930. The men are dressed in formal suits and turbans. They are in a photography studio with Naranjan Singh and Indar Singh sitting on chairs. The background is a painted studio with flowers.
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Audio interview with Rajinder Gill conducted by SB. Gill is a Canadian citizen who came to Canada in 1964 and began working in Topley Mill in Prince George, B.C. In the interview Gill discusses the journey of the Komagata Maru to Canada.
2022_16_36_059.pdf
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Rajinder Singh Gill's Certificate of Canadian Citizenship.
2022_16_36_055.pdf
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Property paper from Rajinder Singh's grandfather. There are fingerprint stamps visible on the textual record, marking signatures of Amrik Singh and Nachattar Singh.
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Group photo of Rajinder Singh Gill with son, Baljit Gill and an unidentified South Asian man. The photo was taken during Gill's visit to India. The photo was taken in a studio and they are all dressed in formal wear. There is also a toy horse visible in the photo.
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Group photo of Rajinder Singh Gill with other unidentified South Asian in a village, India. Gill is on the right in the photo and is wearing a suit and tie. The photo was taken outdoors. There are brick buildings visible in the background.
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Group photo of Rajinder Singh Gill and other unidentified South Asians in India. Gill is wearing a suit. The photo was taken outdoors and there are trees visible in the background.
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Group photo of Rajinder Singh Gill and other unidentified South Asians during his first visit to India.The photo was taken outdoors. There are also children in the photo.
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Group photo with Rajinder Singh Gill and two unidentified South Asian men. Gill appears in the middle of the photo. The photo was taken outdoors.