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Canadian soldiers ride on a farmer's wagon through flood waters of the Assiniboine river as they travel assists volunteers in plugging dykes in the Ba(...)
Canadian soldiers ride on a farmer's wagon through flood waters of the Assiniboine river as they travel assists volunteers in plugging dykes in the Ba(...)

Canadian soldiers ride on a farmer's wagon through flood waters of the Assiniboine river as they travel assists volunteers in plugging dykes in the Ba(...)

Date5/13/1948
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Original Toronto Star caption: Canadian soldiers ride on a farmer's wagon through flood waters of the Assiniboine river as they travel assists volunteers in plugging dykes in the Baie St. Paul district; 35 miles west of Winnipeg. [Incomplete]
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0007159F
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