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When a two-mile long ice jam which formed above Walkey's dam at Fergus, Ont
When a two-mile long ice jam which formed above Walkey's dam at Fergus, Ont

When a two-mile long ice jam which formed above Walkey's dam at Fergus, Ont

Date2/22/1937
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Original Toronto Star caption: When a two-mile long ice jam which formed above Walkey's dam at Fergus; Ont.; was released after torrential rains Sunday afternoon; bringing the level of the Grand river to a new all-time high; ice was forced over the banks of the river for a distance of 50 feet. The pictures show: (1) Huge cakes flanking the wall of the Fergus swimming pool on the banks of the river.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0106387F
Walkey's Store, Sturgeon Point, Kawartha Lakes, near Lindsay, Ontario, Canada
Walkey's Store, Sturgeon Point, Kawartha Lakes, near Lindsay, Ontario, Canada
1910
Half a village farmhouses and part of a railroad line will vanish beneath 70 feet of water when the sluice gates of this Grand river dam at Fergus, On(...)
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5/25/1973
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4/18/1942
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Right, is a sketch of the dam which when completed by U
Right, is a sketch of the dam which when completed by U
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The Ice Pont Formed Between Quebec & Point Levi, in the Year 1831
The Ice Pont Formed Between Quebec & Point Levi, in the Year 1831
1833
Eagerly looking forward to a 1,500-mile trip to Toronto this year, three eleven year old Cree youngsters at Muskrat Dam don Toronto T-shirts given them by a Star Photographer
Eagerly looking forward to a 1,500-mile trip to Toronto this year, three eleven year old Cree youngsters at Muskrat Dam don Toronto T-shirts given them by a Star Photographer
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For 15 Cree Indian youngsters from Muskrat Dam, 200 miles, north of Sioux Lookout, their first trip to Toronto gave them their first awed encounter wi(...)
For 15 Cree Indian youngsters from Muskrat Dam, 200 miles, north of Sioux Lookout, their first trip to Toronto gave them their first awed encounter wi(...)
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