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Swollen river: Residents watching the tugboats manoeuvre had to leave in a hurry when the river overflowed its banks, leaving much of the area under a foot of water
Swollen river: Residents watching the tugboats manoeuvre had to leave in a hurry when the river overflowed its banks, leaving much of the area under a foot of water

Swollen river: Residents watching the tugboats manoeuvre had to leave in a hurry when the river overflowed its banks, leaving much of the area under a foot of water

Date2/16/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: Swollen river: Residents watching the tugboats manoeuvre had to leave in a hurry when the river overflowed its banks; leaving much of the area under a foot of water.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0007257F
Country:Canada
Province or state:Ontario
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4/13/1972
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3/17/1973
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3/17/1973
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2/25/1985
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2/25/1985
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5/1/1979
As the Credit River, swollen by spring runoff and heavy rain, rose alarmingly workmen abandoned a construction site south of Streetsville, building a (...)
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The Rain-swollen credit river engulfs Memorial park in Streetsville, where it swept away four footbridges, on of them where the youths are standing. [Incomplete]
The Rain-swollen credit river engulfs Memorial park in Streetsville, where it swept away four footbridges, on of them where the youths are standing. [Incomplete]
1/27/1973
The flood-swollen Qu'Appelle River surges through Lumsden, Sask
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4/22/1974
To keep ahead of the flood-swollen Qu'Appelle River while it threatens Lumsden, Sask
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Searching for residents in flood, Rescuers, walk through waters sometimes reaching three feet on the main street of St
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