- CA BWGPL LHC-FamFil-OS10393
- 1968
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Anna and John Sharko with celery crop in 1960.
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Anna and John Sharko with celery crop in 1960.
Springdale - Aftermath of Hurricane Hazel
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Aerial view of Springdale Reformed Church in the flood after Hurricane Hazel
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Mrs. Katarina Spek made the front cover of one of the Toronto newspapers after Hurricane Hazel struck. The caption reads: "Work of saving what they can from desolation of what was one of Canada's richest market gardening areas continues. Mrs. Rudolf Spek, mother of three children, including a son in the Canadian Army in Korea, has salvaged a bag of onions."
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Mechanized harvesting of onions using tractors and pallet boxes.
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Alex and Erna Hrynyk at the soda bar at their Canal Road Service Centre.
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Gordon, Trudy, Frances, and Auke Ellens in front of their home in the Holland Marsh. They are standing beside their cookstove, which was used outside the house until the chimney was installed (the chimney pictured was newly installed). Auke Ellens had immigrated from the Netherlands.
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Loading harvested lettuce on the marsh. If you have any additional information about this photo please contact the library at 905-775-3328.
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Looking northwest towards Bradford. Railway bridge on left. B.B. Doger, Bev and Airforce guys loading a 4 wheel drive army truck and camping trailer on scow to haul up to river to plane crash. The dock is where all hay was unloaded. Dodger is leaning on the pick-up. The boat behind the truck belonged to Marv. Shannon (it seated 6 people). He had marina boathouse (his home) off to the right of the truck.