File 54-5883 - Flood, February Flash

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Flood, February Flash

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SCA98-GA68-1954-54-5883

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  • February 16, 1954 (Creation)

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15 photographs : b&w copy negatives ; 10 x 8 cm and 8 x 10 cm

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      54-5883_002 and a photo missing from envelope appeared on the front page Tuesday, February 16, 1954 edition of the newspaper as part of the article: "Move Residents by Boats As Rains Cause K-W Flood."

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      Photo caption from published version of 54-5883_002: "RESCUE WORKERS - Two houses in the low lying area of Lancaster St. West across from the Grand River Golf Cub were surrounded by four feet of water and firemen used a boat to take food to the stranded families."

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      Photo caption from missing photo used on front page [See 54-5883_003 for closest version.]: "WATERLOO FLOOD - William Meyer (centre) used his row boat to rescue flood victims from Erb St. West when Laurel Creek overflowed its banks and inundated a large area around Seagram's distillery in Waterloo."

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      54-5883_005, 54-5883_006 and two photos missing from envelope appeared on Page 3 of the Tuesday, February 16, 1954 edition of the newspaper.

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      Photo caption accompanying 54-5883_005, 54-5883_006 and missing photo: SUFFER FLOOD DAMAGE - Both Waterloo and Bridgeport suffered damage from flooding water today. The Joseph E. Seagram plant (left) [54-5883_006] on Erb and Caroline streets, Waterloo, was partly inundated when Laurel Creek overflowed its banks and covered part of the boiler room. Water from the Grand at Bridgeport flooded River street to a depth of two feet, completely covering the race track (centre) [54-5883_005]. At right [see 54-5883_011 for closest version] is another Bridgeport street.
      Caption for second missing photo from Page 3 not transcribed.

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      Photo missing from envelope appeared on Page 3 of the Wednesday, February 17, 1954 edition of the paper as part of the article: "15 Billion Gallons of Water Flow Through Galt in 24 Hours."

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      Photo caption from published photo [See 54-5883_001 for closest version.]: "WARM FOOD - The Clarke family, which yesterday stayed in a water-surrounded home, 483 Lancaster St. West, despite the lack of heat, were fed a hot meal by Kitchener firemen. Left to right are Jennifer Clarke, Mrs. Ira Clarke, William [Leis?] and Ira Clarke."

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