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Lifting a huge log in clearing Debris from the Humber flood basin today are three members of the 48th Highlanders
Lifting a huge log in clearing Debris from the Humber flood basin today are three members of the 48th Highlanders

Lifting a huge log in clearing Debris from the Humber flood basin today are three members of the 48th Highlanders

Date10/23/1954
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Original Toronto Star caption: Lifting a huge log in clearing Debris from the Humber flood basin today are three members of the 48th Highlanders. [Incomplete]
Subject
GeographyGeographical FeatureHumber River (Ont.)
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
Medium
Photographs
Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object NumberTSPA_0007168F
Under water: Railway workers check the tracks near the Bayview Extension to make sure they are clear of debris before trains could use them again
Under water: Railway workers check the tracks near the Bayview Extension to make sure they are clear of debris before trains could use them again
2/14/1984
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
Man standing next to a notice of development for flood plain lands, Humber Valley Conservation Authority
Man standing next to a notice of development for flood plain lands, Humber Valley Conservation Authority
1950
Workmen lay stones in $280,000 Humber flood control
Workmen lay stones in $280,000 Humber flood control
10/28/1958
Islington Avenue, bridge over Humber River, looking south showing river in flood
Islington Avenue, bridge over Humber River, looking south showing river in flood
1956
Flood danger: Keith Hay stands beside some of the ice from the swollen Humber River that threatened to tear apart of his home in the Kleinburg area last week
Flood danger: Keith Hay stands beside some of the ice from the swollen Humber River that threatened to tear apart of his home in the Kleinburg area last week
2/25/1985
Flood danger: Keith Hay stands beside some of the ice from the swollen Humber River that threatened to tear apart of his home in the Kleinburg area last week
Flood danger: Keith Hay stands beside some of the ice from the swollen Humber River that threatened to tear apart of his home in the Kleinburg area last week
2/25/1985
Flood waters from Nolin Creek swirl around Sudbury's Assomption school, About 20 families have fled their homes and 500 students got today off
Flood waters from Nolin Creek swirl around Sudbury's Assomption school, About 20 families have fled their homes and 500 students got today off
4/1/1963
Boots muddied after a 1 1/2-hour tour today of flood-ravaged Cambridge, Premier William Davis tells the city's mayor, Claudette Millar (left), that th(...)
Boots muddied after a 1 1/2-hour tour today of flood-ravaged Cambridge, Premier William Davis tells the city's mayor, Claudette Millar (left), that th(...)
5/21/1974
Stranded victims of the flood in New Brunswick, Although flood waters are receding in Frederiction, the area downstream between Maugerville and Sheffi(...)
Stranded victims of the flood in New Brunswick, Although flood waters are receding in Frederiction, the area downstream between Maugerville and Sheffi(...)
5/2/1973
The milk must go through, Flood or no flood this conciencious milkman in St
The milk must go through, Flood or no flood this conciencious milkman in St
3/17/1973
Island in flood: Aerial view shows flood-ravaged farm on the outskirts of Chatham
Island in flood: Aerial view shows flood-ravaged farm on the outskirts of Chatham
2/26/1985