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Town called Hope: One of Port Hope's hundreds of cleanup volunteers mans a bucket to bail mud and slush out of store basements in the town's flood ravaged business district
Town called Hope: One of Port Hope's hundreds of cleanup volunteers mans a bucket to bail mud and slush out of store basements in the town's flood ravaged business district

Town called Hope: One of Port Hope's hundreds of cleanup volunteers mans a bucket to bail mud and slush out of store basements in the town's flood ravaged business district

Date3/23/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Town called Hope: One of Port Hope's hundreds of cleanup volunteers mans a bucket to bail mud and slush out of store basements in the town's flood ravaged business district.
Subject
GeographyGeographical FeatureGanaraska River (Ont.)
GeographyCity, town, townshipPort Hope
GeographyCountyNorthumberland (Ont. : County)
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
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Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0007265F
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