- CA BWGPL LHC-TownBWG-Muni-BWGCol-2016-10-28-05
- Item
- 1989-1992
Part of Local History Collection
View of Bridge Street, looking south over the Holland Marsh and Canal Road.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
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Community Support during the Aftermath of Hurricane Hazel
- CA BWGPL LHC-Dis-Hazel-2016-08-04-02
- Item
- 1979-10-10
Part of Local History Collection
"Feeding refugees:
Marsh refugees enjoy a hot meal in the Bradford town hall after their flight from the flooded Holland Marsh. Most spent the winter in an emergency trailer camp set up where the community centre stands today."
Bradford Witness
- CA BWGPL LHC-Dis-Hazel-2016-11-04-03
- Item
- 1979
Part of Local History Collection
Debris from the marshland piling up along Highway 400. Photograph from Betty Kennedy's 'Hurricane Hazel,' found in the Local History Collection.
Toronto Telegram
- CA BWGPL LHC-Dis-Hazel-2016-11-04-02
- Item
- 1979
Part of Local History Collection
Holland Marsh farmers return home to salvage belonging. Photograph from in Betty Kennedy's 'Hurricane Hazel,' found in the Local History Collection.
Toronto Telegram
- CA BWGPL LHC-Dis-Hazel-PH74
- Item
- 1954
Part of Local History Collection
Municipality : West Gwillimbury
Community : Holland Marsh
Lot : 8
Concession : 3
Description : A flooded field facing north east from Hwy. 400 after Hurricane Hazel (Oct. 15, 1954). In the foreground is the service road that runs beside Hwy. 400 between Hwy. 9 and the Canal Road. Bags of harvested onions are stacked in the field.
Rob Watson
- CA BWGPL LHC-Dis-Hazel-PH72
- Item
- 1950s
Part of Local History Collection
Photo is taken facing north prior to the flood of Hurricane Hazel (October 15, 1954) Lettuce in foreground is #9654 lettuce. Hand dug ditch is also illustrated.
Rob Watson
- CA BWGPL LHC-TownBWG-PublArt-2016-11-04-13
- Item
- 2016-07-09
Part of Local History Collection
Mural on the side of 64 Holland St. West. It depicted the farmers of the Holland Marsh. This mural was painted in 1995 as part of the Downtown Revitalization Project. It was painted over in the fall of 2016 due to vandalism, and only Gwilly the Carrot remains.
Amanda Gallagher
- CA BWGPL LHC-Dis-Hazel-PH77
- Item
- 1954
Part of Local History Collection
Municipality : West Gwillimbury
Community : Holland Marsh
Lot : 8
Concession : 3
Description : This photo is taken from west of Hwy. 400 after Hurricane Hazel (Oct. 15, 1954). Debris is shown piled up along Hwy. 400, which is on the far side of the hydro poles. The top of a long pile of bagged onions can be seen in the foreground. Note: onions were not used as sandbags.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Hurricane Hazel - Bradford Witness
- CA BWGPL LHC-Dis-Hazel-2016-09-22-05
- Item
- 1954-10-20
Part of Local History Collection
Front page of the first Bradford Witness paper after the Holland Marsh flood due to Hurricane Hazel on October 15, 1954. See Related Descriptions below for individual stories of this edition.
Bradford Witness
Hurricane Hazel drowned marsh crops
- CA BWGPL LHC-Dis-Hazel-2016-08-04-03
- Item
- 1979-10-10
Part of Local History Collection
Bradford Witness
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