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It was slow going for this man as he pushed his car stranded in water flooding Queen St
It was slow going for this man as he pushed his car stranded in water flooding Queen St

It was slow going for this man as he pushed his car stranded in water flooding Queen St

Date1/24/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: It was slow going for this man as he pushed his car stranded in water flooding Queen St. E. between Glen Manor Dr. and Maclean Ave.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0019825F
Motorists take pity on a stranded driver on Dewey Dr. at 7 a.m. today help him get his car moving. cation that driving conditions will be even worse a(...)
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Slithering and sliding, a car makes slow progress as it attempts to inch up the Bayview Ave
Slithering and sliding, a car makes slow progress as it attempts to inch up the Bayview Ave
12/27/1968
In corning, N.Y., one of hundreds of cars that were pushed through the streets by floodwaters lies entangled with debris as the waters subside. [incomplete]
In corning, N.Y., one of hundreds of cars that were pushed through the streets by floodwaters lies entangled with debris as the waters subside. [incomplete]
6/25/1972
Image shows a crater in the street and some workers around it.
Huge Crater on Bathurst St., caused by flooding when a 36-inch water main broke last night, is pumped clear of water by city workmen today. The crater(...)
9/23/1970
What's the use? That seems to be the attitude of one frustrated driver, standing on the roof of his car, which was only one of many stranded eastbound(...)
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3/4/1985
Checkpoints slow separatist boss, Quebec separatist leader Pierre Bourgault (left) stands by while police search his car for explosives and weapons while he was travelling to Quebec City for rally
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10/10/1964
Checkpoints slow separatist boss, Quebec separatist leader Pierre Bourgault (left) stands by while police search his car for explosives and weapons while he was travelling to Quebec City for rally
Checkpoints slow separatist boss, Quebec separatist leader Pierre Bourgault (left) stands by while police search his car for explosives and weapons while he was travelling to Quebec City for rally
10/10/1964
Man hit by train. A 51-year-old man was struck by a slow-moving freight train as he tried to cross the tracks at Osler St., north of Dupont St., last (...)
Man hit by train. A 51-year-old man was struck by a slow-moving freight train as he tried to cross the tracks at Osler St., north of Dupont St., last (...)
8/26/1991
Image shows a motorist, battery booster cables in hand, stands beside his car stalled on Leslie ...
If looks could kill: A fuming motorist, battery booster cables in hand, stands beside his car stalled on Leslie Street at Sheppard Avenue, Toronto, Ontario in yesterday's storm, waiting and hoping that somebody will come to his aid. The storm battered Metro with snow, sleet and howling winds, turning streets into a sea of sludge.
2/12/1985
Completely surrounded by water from the flooding Red river this farm is still able to carry on with work around the barns as they are elevated above the flood level
Completely surrounded by water from the flooding Red river this farm is still able to carry on with work around the barns as they are elevated above the flood level
4/6/1966
Trouble spot: Harbor commission officials say the Keating Channel, pictured above, which carries water from the Don River, should be dredged to help prevent flooding of the Don Valley Parkway
Trouble spot: Harbor commission officials say the Keating Channel, pictured above, which carries water from the Don River, should be dredged to help prevent flooding of the Don Valley Parkway
8/27/1986
A truck plows through floodwaters on a road near Leamington, one of the areas worst hit by flooding from heavy rain and water blown ashore from Lake E(...)
A truck plows through floodwaters on a road near Leamington, one of the areas worst hit by flooding from heavy rain and water blown ashore from Lake E(...)
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