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A motorboat heads north on Water St
A motorboat heads north on Water St

A motorboat heads north on Water St

Date5/17/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: A motorboat heads north on Water St. along the banks of the Grand River in downtown Galt section of city of Cambridge yesterday. Damage is expected to be in the millions; after torrential rains Thursday night ran off already saturated fields; causing riv
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Country:Canada
City, town or township:Cambridge
Historical location:Galt (Ont.)
Neighbourhood:Galt (Cambridge, Ontario)
Province or state:Ontario
Region or district:Waterloo (Ont. : Regional municipality)
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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_0007240F
Farmers use rope and motorboat in an attempt to pull a bull to dry land after it became stranded in flood waters
Farmers use rope and motorboat in an attempt to pull a bull to dry land after it became stranded in flood waters
4/25/1979
Image shows a part of the street under the bridge flooded with a car floating around.
Six feet of icy water covers Summerhill underpass on Yonge St. after 36-inch watermain burst yesterday afternoon. One automobile was trapped, but driver escaped before it was submerged completely. [Incomplete]
1/30/1977
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
Flood waters in St. Clair Beach forced this resident into hip waders to leave her home with her dog early Saturday morning. [Incomplete]
Flood waters in St. Clair Beach forced this resident into hip waders to leave her home with her dog early Saturday morning. [Incomplete]
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
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
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One of the 50 bulldozers at work to mile clay on top of the dikes, which were a few inches to a foot above the water
One of the 50 bulldozers at work to mile clay on top of the dikes, which were a few inches to a foot above the water
4/22/1974
High water
High water
9/10/1986
In portville, N.Y., 80 miles west of Corning, half the village is under water and 960 persons are quartered in the high school fitted out the emergency facilities
In portville, N.Y., 80 miles west of Corning, half the village is under water and 960 persons are quartered in the high school fitted out the emergency facilities
6/25/1972
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
In corning, N.Y., one of hundreds of cars that were pushed through the streets by floodwaters lies entangled with debris as the waters subside. [incomplete]
In corning, N.Y., one of hundreds of cars that were pushed through the streets by floodwaters lies entangled with debris as the waters subside. [incomplete]
6/25/1972