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National Guardsman digs mud from a car in Rapid City, S
National Guardsman digs mud from a car in Rapid City, S

National Guardsman digs mud from a car in Rapid City, S

Date6/10/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: National Guardsman digs mud from a car in Rapid City; S. D. to see whether anyone was trapped inside when a cloudburst sent torrential flood roaring out of the Black Hills; sweeping away trailers; cars; railway cars and hundreds of houses. [incomplete]
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0007340F
A volunteer fireman searches for flood victims under a tree on the banks of the Rapid Creek, west of Rapid City, S
A volunteer fireman searches for flood victims under a tree on the banks of the Rapid Creek, west of Rapid City, S
6/10/1972
The first of many burials of flood victims takes place in Rapid City, S
The first of many burials of flood victims takes place in Rapid City, S
6/13/1972
Sioux Indians Becky and Leroy Apple, five close relatives killed and their home washed away when floodwaters surged through Rapid City, S. D., sit out(...)
Sioux Indians Becky and Leroy Apple, five close relatives killed and their home washed away when floodwaters surged through Rapid City, S. D., sit out(...)
6/12/1972
Town called Hope: One of Port Hope's hundreds of cleanup volunteers mans a bucket to bail mud and slush out of store basements in the town's flood ravaged business district
Town called Hope: One of Port Hope's hundreds of cleanup volunteers mans a bucket to bail mud and slush out of store basements in the town's flood ravaged business district
3/23/1980
Two cars were trapped on the crumbling bridge on Friday night and one of the motorists spent an anxious four hours on the roof of his car before being(...)
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10/21/1954
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Cars piled on top of each other at a washed out bridge near Mt
6/25/1972
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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
Paddling a rubber boat, 15-year-old Tony Cook passes a car stalled on Queen Frederica Dr. in Mississauga
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5/16/1974
Peddling along: Steve Brittain and Joe Hill find it's easier to get around the parking lot at Moodie's Motor Inn in the Pickering area in a pedal-boat than in a car
Peddling along: Steve Brittain and Joe Hill find it's easier to get around the parking lot at Moodie's Motor Inn in the Pickering area in a pedal-boat than in a car
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A flood's wake: A passerby stares at a downtown building in Port Hope where racing floodwaters during the weekend ripped out brick walls and carried cars in their grip
A flood's wake: A passerby stares at a downtown building in Port Hope where racing floodwaters during the weekend ripped out brick walls and carried cars in their grip
3/22/1980
Don Valley waterway: A solitary Metro police car was the only vehicle on the road this morning as the Don Valley turned into one big lake after a record-setting rainfall overnight
Don Valley waterway: A solitary Metro police car was the only vehicle on the road this morning as the Don Valley turned into one big lake after a record-setting rainfall overnight
8/27/1986
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
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
3/17/1973