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Main street through Brampton's business section is a roaring river as the Etobicoke races through the town
Main street through Brampton's business section is a roaring river as the Etobicoke races through the town

Main street through Brampton's business section is a roaring river as the Etobicoke races through the town

Date3/17/1948
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Original Toronto Star caption: Main street through Brampton's business section is a roaring river as the Etobicoke races through the town. [incomplete]
Subject
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Brampton
Province or state:Ontario
Region or district:Peel (Ont. : Regional municipality)
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0007198F
Raging torrent: Ganaraska River roars through downtown Port Hope in worst floods to hit the town in memory last night
Raging torrent: Ganaraska River roars through downtown Port Hope in worst floods to hit the town in memory last night
3/22/1973
Searching for residents in flood, Rescuers, walk through waters sometimes reaching three feet on the main street of St
Searching for residents in flood, Rescuers, walk through waters sometimes reaching three feet on the main street of St
3/17/1973
Searching for residents in flood, Rescuers, walk through waters sometimes reaching three feet on the main street of St
Searching for residents in flood, Rescuers, walk through waters sometimes reaching three feet on the main street of St
n.d.
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Flooded Main street in the spring of 1915. Brampton, Ontario
1915 circa
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The flood-swollen Qu'Appelle River surges through Lumsden, Sask
4/22/1974
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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5/13/1948
Picture of a woman pushing baby carriage and man pulling wagon with two children wading through ...
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6/25/1972
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5/17/1974
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3/23/1980
Main street -- St. Clair Beach, With his car in a ditch a flood victim makes his way along Riverside Drive, the main street in St. Clair Beach about 15 miles east of Windsor
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3/17/1973
Lighting flares: Police Constable Bruce Clark from Central Traffic puts out another flare to steer the southbound Parkway traffic through to the Bayview/Bloor exit
Lighting flares: Police Constable Bruce Clark from Central Traffic puts out another flare to steer the southbound Parkway traffic through to the Bayview/Bloor exit
9/10/1986