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River Thames flooding in Chatham, Ontario Canada Flour Mills Co
River Thames flooding in Chatham, Ontario Canada Flour Mills Co

River Thames flooding in Chatham, Ontario Canada Flour Mills Co

Date4/16/1913
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Original Toronto Star caption: River Thames flooding in Chatham, Ontario Canada Flour Mills Co. and other buildings on the shore are visibly flooded.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTS-2-124-GO-379
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Chatham-Kent
Historical location:Chatham (Ont.)
Neighbourhood:Chatham (Chatham-Kent, Ontario)
Province or state:Ontario
Rice paddies: Homes on the outskirts of Chatham, near Highway 2, are still surrounded by water from the Thames River, although the levels are subsiding
Rice paddies: Homes on the outskirts of Chatham, near Highway 2, are still surrounded by water from the Thames River, although the levels are subsiding
2/26/1985
Surrounded by water following the recent storm and flooding along the Lake Erie shoreline, is this farm in the small community of Erieau, south of Chatham. [Incomplete]
Surrounded by water following the recent storm and flooding along the Lake Erie shoreline, is this farm in the small community of Erieau, south of Chatham. [Incomplete]
4/11/1973
Hurricane Hazel, Humber River flooding
Hurricane Hazel, Humber River flooding
1954
Hurricane Hazel, Humber River flooding
Hurricane Hazel, Humber River flooding
1954
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
Crushed by ice: Buckled houses and rubble along the Winisk River are a sad reminder of spring flooding that destroyed all but seven of the Cree village's 60 buildings two weeks ago
Crushed by ice: Buckled houses and rubble along the Winisk River are a sad reminder of spring flooding that destroyed all but seven of the Cree village's 60 buildings two weeks ago
6/1/1986
Don River flooding parts of Bayview Avenue
Don River flooding parts of Bayview Avenue
6/22/1996
River Thames, Chatham, Ontario, Canada
River Thames, Chatham, Ontario, Canada
1910
Flooding Don creates traffic chaos, Southbound Don Valley Parkway traffic inches its way toward the Bloor St
Flooding Don creates traffic chaos, Southbound Don Valley Parkway traffic inches its way toward the Bloor St
2/14/1984
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(...)
11/15/1972
Two inches of rain-5 billion gallons, and almost the equivalent of a normal rainfall for all of May-fell on Metro last night, flooding an underpass on(...)
Two inches of rain-5 billion gallons, and almost the equivalent of a normal rainfall for all of May-fell on Metro last night, flooding an underpass on(...)
5/16/1974