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A farmer wades across a field covered by a lake of floodwater south of Winnipeg
A farmer wades across a field covered by a lake of floodwater south of Winnipeg

A farmer wades across a field covered by a lake of floodwater south of Winnipeg

Date4/25/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: A farmer wades across a field covered by a lake of floodwater south of Winnipeg. He could be out of business for the year.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0007152F
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Canadian soldiers ride on a farmer's wagon through flood waters of the Assiniboine river as they travel assists volunteers in plugging dykes in the Ba(...)
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A photograph of a riverbank, with an electrical tower in the background and wires stretching aw ...
Humber River (West Branch), looking n.e. across river from Albion Road.
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