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One of the 50 bulldozers at work to mile clay on top of the dikes, which were a few inches to a foot above the water
One of the 50 bulldozers at work to mile clay on top of the dikes, which were a few inches to a foot above the water

One of the 50 bulldozers at work to mile clay on top of the dikes, which were a few inches to a foot above the water

Date4/22/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: 3. One of the 50 bulldozers at work to mile clay on top of the dikes; which were a few inches to a foot above the water. The bulldozer driver is Gordon Gallon from Regina.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0007310F
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4 pix transmitted-lumsiten dikes rising to keep ahead of flood
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4. A line of volunteers are placing sandbags on of the weaker parts of the dikes
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n.d.
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