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The Battle of Holland Marsh, the frantic race to reclaim rich market garden land before early winter freeze-ups, is being waged 24 hours a day and, wi(...)
The Battle of Holland Marsh, the frantic race to reclaim rich market garden land before early winter freeze-ups, is being waged 24 hours a day and, wi(...)

The Battle of Holland Marsh, the frantic race to reclaim rich market garden land before early winter freeze-ups, is being waged 24 hours a day and, wi(...)

Date10/30/1954
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Original Toronto Star caption: The Battle of Holland Marsh; the frantic race to reclaim rich market garden land before early winter freeze-ups; is being waged 24 hours a day and; with luck; should be won by end of November. [Incomplete]
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0007174F
Country:Canada
County:Simcoe (Ont. : County)
Geograhical feature:Holland Marsh (Ont.)
Province or state:Ontario
Region or district:York (Ont. : Regional municipality)
Two cars were trapped on the crumbling bridge on Friday night and one of the motorists spent an anxious four hours on the roof of his car before being(...)
Two cars were trapped on the crumbling bridge on Friday night and one of the motorists spent an anxious four hours on the roof of his car before being(...)
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Drowned radishes, Mary Srebnik salvages what she can of her Spanish black radishes in a waterlogged field in the Holland Marsh. Much of her farm is flooded from record rainfalls
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9/30/1986
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10/18/1954
Waves Threaten Oakville Lakeshore Homes yesterday as winds of up to 40 miles an hour threw 10-foot waves hundreds of feet inland. Ten acres of area pa(...)
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4/9/1973
Man standing next to a notice of development for flood plain lands, Humber Valley Conservation Authority
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1950
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3/17/1973
Farmers use rope and motorboat in an attempt to pull a bull to dry land after it became stranded in flood waters
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A coffin that floated away from a funeral home is towed to dry land in Corning, N
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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(...)
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5/21/1974
Main street through Brampton's business section is a roaring river as the Etobicoke races through the town
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3/17/1948
Before and after the dam broke
Before and after the dam broke
4/13/1972
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
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