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Fleeing The Hole that engulfed 36 homes in the village of St

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Fleeing The Hole that engulfed 36 homes in the village of St

Date5/7/1971

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Norris, Dave (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Fleeing The Hole that engulfed 36 homes in the village of St. Jean Vianney; Que.; group of students from the community college in nearby Chicoutimi; in yellow hard hats; push a flat-bed trailer loaded with household furniture and personal belongings from one of remaining homes; while behind them a policeman and two other persons survey two houses still visible in the quagmire of mud and slime.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000860F

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