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In flooded dresden townsfolk gather at each end inundated St
In flooded dresden townsfolk gather at each end inundated St

In flooded dresden townsfolk gather at each end inundated St

Date2/4/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: In flooded dresden townsfolk gather at each end inundated St. George St.; the town's main street; to are at the eight feet of water which swirled through the downstown section over the weekend. [Incomplete]
Subject
    GeographyCity, town, townshipChatham-Kent
    GeographyNeighbourhoodDresden (Chatham-Kent, Ontario)
    GeographyHistorical locationDresden (Ont.)
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
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    Photographs
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0007201F
      A line of Rescue Canoes moves villagers from flooded-out homes as the rising waters of the Albany River inundated the James Bay community of Kashechewan. [Incomplete]
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      Bezant, Graham
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      Henton, Darcy
      7/12/1988
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      Bank of Montreal
      n.d.
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      Stawicki, Andrew
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      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
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