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A house in Wheatley, Ont, sits surrounded by water from Lake Erie yesterday, with boats tied at the door
A house in Wheatley, Ont, sits surrounded by water from Lake Erie yesterday, with boats tied at the door

A house in Wheatley, Ont, sits surrounded by water from Lake Erie yesterday, with boats tied at the door

Date4/10/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: A house in Wheatley; Ont; sits surrounded by water from Lake Erie yesterday; with boats tied at the door. [Incomplete]
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Country:Canada
City, town or township:Chatham-Kent
Geograhical feature:Erie, Lake (Ont.)
Historical location:Wheatley (Ont.)
Neighbourhood:Wheatley (Chatham-Kent, Ontario)
Province or state:Ontario
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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_0007203F
Surrounded by water following the recent storm and flooding along the Lake Erie shoreline, is this farm in the small community of Erieau, south of Chatham. [Incomplete]
Surrounded by water following the recent storm and flooding along the Lake Erie shoreline, is this farm in the small community of Erieau, south of Chatham. [Incomplete]
4/11/1973
Back door sailors, A Tecumseh Road resident bails his boat at the back door of his floor surrounded home about 18 miles east of Windsor Ontario
Back door sailors, A Tecumseh Road resident bails his boat at the back door of his floor surrounded home about 18 miles east of Windsor Ontario
3/15/1973
On the shore of Lake Erie, Eva Malolepszy and Nora Srokosz fill and stack sandbags outside their home in Harich Township as the already-high lake threatens houses
On the shore of Lake Erie, Eva Malolepszy and Nora Srokosz fill and stack sandbags outside their home in Harich Township as the already-high lake threatens houses
3/16/1973
Rescue workers use boats in the streets of Olean, N
Rescue workers use boats in the streets of Olean, N
6/25/1972
Completely surrounded by water from the flooding Red river this farm is still able to carry on with work around the barns as they are elevated above the flood level
Completely surrounded by water from the flooding Red river this farm is still able to carry on with work around the barns as they are elevated above the flood level
4/6/1966
Rice paddies: Homes on the outskirts of Chatham, near Highway 2, are still surrounded by water from the Thames River, although the levels are subsiding
Rice paddies: Homes on the outskirts of Chatham, near Highway 2, are still surrounded by water from the Thames River, although the levels are subsiding
2/26/1985
These cottages and Boathouses along the north shore of Lake Erie near Erieau, are among many which were badly damaged as a result of the recent storm. [Incomplete]
These cottages and Boathouses along the north shore of Lake Erie near Erieau, are among many which were badly damaged as a result of the recent storm. [Incomplete]
4/11/1973
A truck plows through floodwaters on a road near Leamington, one of the areas worst hit by flooding from heavy rain and water blown ashore from Lake E(...)
A truck plows through floodwaters on a road near Leamington, one of the areas worst hit by flooding from heavy rain and water blown ashore from Lake E(...)
11/15/1972
Residents leave for higher ground, More than 85 familys on one street alone had to flee their homes in the wake of flood waters from Lake St. Clair
Residents leave for higher ground, More than 85 familys on one street alone had to flee their homes in the wake of flood waters from Lake St. Clair
3/17/1973
Residents leave for higher ground, More than 85 familys on one street alone had to fle their homes in the wake fo flood waters from Lake St. Clair
Residents leave for higher ground, More than 85 familys on one street alone had to fle their homes in the wake fo flood waters from Lake St. Clair
3/17/1973
Foodstuffs carried by boat for flood workers in Field, Ont
Foodstuffs carried by boat for flood workers in Field, Ont
4/30/1979
12 Corning, These houses were smashed to pieces after they were wrenched from basements and carried away by flood waters. They're resting on top of a dike
12 Corning, These houses were smashed to pieces after they were wrenched from basements and carried away by flood waters. They're resting on top of a dike
6/25/1972