Rising damp: Carol Shearing of Stouffville clears water and silt from the flooded basement of her home

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Rising damp: Carol Shearing of Stouffville clears water and silt from the flooded basement of her home

Date3/19/1986

Names

Russell, Jim (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Rising damp: Carol Shearing of Stouffville clears water and silt from the flooded basement of her home. Area residents have had spring flooding problems in each of the past eight years. Stouffville (Ont.)

Subject

Floods

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0007295F

Country:Canada

City, town or township:Whitchurch-Stouffville

Province or state:Ontario

Region or district:York (Ont. : Regional municipality)

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