River Thames flooding in Chatham, Ontario Canada Flour Mills Co

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River Thames flooding in Chatham, Ontario Canada Flour Mills Co

Date4/16/1913

Names

Canada Flour Mills Co. (subject)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Unknown (photographer)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: River Thames flooding in Chatham, Ontario Canada Flour Mills Co. and other buildings on the shore are visibly flooded.

Subject

Floods

Country:Canada

City, town or township:Chatham-Kent

Historical location:Chatham (Ont.)

Neighbourhood:Chatham (Chatham-Kent, Ontario)

Province or state:Ontario

Medium

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Language

No linguistic content

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberTS-2-124-GO-379

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