Powerful current sweeps four to death over dam

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Powerful current sweeps four to death over dam

Date5/26/1942

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Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Powerful current sweeps four to death over dam. A drop of about 10 feet into piles of rocks brought death to four persons at Wasdell power dam, near Washago. Through one of these chutes six persons were swept when their boat overturned. Two were rescued from the boiling waters below the dam.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0108504F

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