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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
Subject
    GeographyCity, town, townshipCambridge
    GeographyNeighbourhoodGalt (Cambridge, Ontario)
    GeographyHistorical locationGalt (Ont.)
    GeographyRegion or DistrictWaterloo (Ont. : Regional municipality)
    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_0007240F
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