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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

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

Date6/25/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0007337F
Fighting floods: Firefighters' hoses carry water from basements in the tiny village of Churchville flooded when the Credit River, blocked by ice floes, backed up Saturday night
Fighting floods: Firefighters' hoses carry water from basements in the tiny village of Churchville flooded when the Credit River, blocked by ice floes, backed up Saturday night
3/8/1987
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
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
3/23/1980
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
4/22/1974
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
4 pix transmitted-lumsiten dikes rising to keep ahead of flood
4 pix transmitted-lumsiten dikes rising to keep ahead of flood
4/22/1974
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
6/26/1972
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
Residents leave for higher ground, More than 85 familys on one street alone had to flee their homes in the wake of flood waters from Lake St. Clair
Residents leave for higher ground, More than 85 familys on one street alone had to flee their homes in the wake of flood waters from Lake St. Clair
3/17/1973
Flood waters from Nolin Creek swirl around Sudbury's Assomption school, About 20 families have fled their homes and 500 students got today off
Flood waters from Nolin Creek swirl around Sudbury's Assomption school, About 20 families have fled their homes and 500 students got today off
4/1/1963
There's no stopping 2 men with a thirst, Flood waters from the rain-swollen Nith River overflowed into New Hamburg Saturday, leaving the Brewers Retail store on a small island-but still open
There's no stopping 2 men with a thirst, Flood waters from the rain-swollen Nith River overflowed into New Hamburg Saturday, leaving the Brewers Retail store on a small island-but still open
4/20/1975
Stranded victims of the flood in New Brunswick, Although flood waters are receding in Frederiction, the area downstream between Maugerville and Sheffi(...)
Stranded victims of the flood in New Brunswick, Although flood waters are receding in Frederiction, the area downstream between Maugerville and Sheffi(...)
5/2/1973