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Back door sailors, A Tecumseh Road resident bails his boat at the back door of his floor surrounded home about 18 miles east of Windsor Ontario
Back door sailors, A Tecumseh Road resident bails his boat at the back door of his floor surrounded home about 18 miles east of Windsor Ontario

Back door sailors, A Tecumseh Road resident bails his boat at the back door of his floor surrounded home about 18 miles east of Windsor Ontario

Date3/15/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: Back door sailors; A Tecumseh Road resident bails his boat at the back door of his floor surrounded home about 18 miles east of Windsor Ontario
Subject
GeographyCity, town, townshipWindsor
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0007188F
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A house in Wheatley, Ont, sits surrounded by water from Lake Erie yesterday, with boats tied at the door
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6/25/1972
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