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A coffin that floated away from a funeral home is towed to dry land in Corning, N
A coffin that floated away from a funeral home is towed to dry land in Corning, N

A coffin that floated away from a funeral home is towed to dry land in Corning, N

Date6/26/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: A coffin that floated away from a funeral home is towed to dry land in Corning; N.Y. In Wilkes-Barre; Pa.; about 20 coffins in a cemetery broke free and floated away; they were retrieved and reburied. In some places; floodwaters smashed store windows and
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0007326F
12 Corning, These houses were smashed to pieces after they were wrenched from basements and carried away by flood waters. They're resting on top of a dike
12 Corning, These houses were smashed to pieces after they were wrenched from basements and carried away by flood waters. They're resting on top of a dike
6/25/1972
Fire department boat on rescue duty sails along Highway 15 near Corning, N
Fire department boat on rescue duty sails along Highway 15 near Corning, N
6/25/1972
In corning, N.Y., one of hundreds of cars that were pushed through the streets by floodwaters lies entangled with debris as the waters subside. [incomplete]
In corning, N.Y., one of hundreds of cars that were pushed through the streets by floodwaters lies entangled with debris as the waters subside. [incomplete]
6/25/1972
In portville, N.Y., 80 miles west of Corning, half the village is under water and 960 persons are quartered in the high school fitted out the emergency facilities
In portville, N.Y., 80 miles west of Corning, half the village is under water and 960 persons are quartered in the high school fitted out the emergency facilities
6/25/1972
Farmers use rope and motorboat in an attempt to pull a bull to dry land after it became stranded in flood waters
Farmers use rope and motorboat in an attempt to pull a bull to dry land after it became stranded in flood waters
4/25/1979
Sioux Indians Becky and Leroy Apple, five close relatives killed and their home washed away when floodwaters surged through Rapid City, S. D., sit out(...)
Sioux Indians Becky and Leroy Apple, five close relatives killed and their home washed away when floodwaters surged through Rapid City, S. D., sit out(...)
6/12/1972
Man standing next to a notice of development for flood plain lands, Humber Valley Conservation Authority
Man standing next to a notice of development for flood plain lands, Humber Valley Conservation Authority
1950
Rescue workers use boats in the streets of Olean, N
Rescue workers use boats in the streets of Olean, N
6/25/1972
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 Battle of Holland Marsh, the frantic race to reclaim rich market garden land before early winter freeze-ups, is being waged 24 hours a day and, wi(...)
The Battle of Holland Marsh, the frantic race to reclaim rich market garden land before early winter freeze-ups, is being waged 24 hours a day and, wi(...)
10/30/1954
Their night of horror over, this Holland Marsh couple wave to a circling plane from the veranda of their water-logged home. [Incomplete]
Their night of horror over, this Holland Marsh couple wave to a circling plane from the veranda of their water-logged home. [Incomplete]
10/18/1954
Residents leave for higher ground, More than 85 familys on one street alone had to fle their homes in the wake fo flood waters from Lake St. Clair
Residents leave for higher ground, More than 85 familys on one street alone had to fle their homes in the wake fo flood waters from Lake St. Clair
3/17/1973