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Traffic Bridge during the flood.
Image depcits the Traffic Bridge during the flood of 1908 as viewed from the west bank. Water level is close to the top of the piers. Victoria School #2 and other buildings in Nutana are visible in the background. The hull of wrecked streamboat City of Medicine Hat is just visible next to the first visible pier.
Date: June 7, 1908.
Photographer: City Studio.
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Traffic Bridge during the flood.
Image depcits the Traffic Bridge during the flood of 1908 as viewed from the west bank. Water level is close to the top of the piers. Victoria School #2 and other buildings in Nutana are visible in the background. The hull of wrecked streamboat City of Medicine Hat is just visible next to the first visible pier.
Date: June 7, 1908.
Photographer: City Studio.
Copyright information: Public domain. |
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High Water Saskatoon 1908.
Postcard showing effects of the flood in June 1908 in Saskatoon. Here the lower portion of a two-storey dwelling is partially submerged by high flood waters of the South Saskatchewan River, possibly between Traffic Bridge and McPherson Avenue.
Date: 1908.
Photographer: Dill, Ralph.
Copyright information: Public domain. |
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Waterspout over Jackfish Lake.
Waterspout over Jackfish Lake near Meota, Saskatchewan.
Date: July 20, 1923.
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Streetcar in channel cut through deep snowbanks after snow storm of March 15, 1927.
Streetcar in channel cut through deep snowbanks after snow storm of March 15, 1927. Inscribed "For once, we beat New York? Moisture for a 500,000,000 bushel wheat crop 1927". On back, inscribed "George Niven at streetcar". Four men standing alongside.
Date: March 1927.
Photographer: Gibson Photos.
Copyright information: Public domain. |
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Streetcar with snowplow attachment.
Streetcar with snowplow attachment in channel cut through deep snow banks. Several men stand atop banks, and one in front.
Date: March 1927 ?.
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Sutherland streetcar and crew after Mar. 15, 1927 blizzard.
Sutherland streetcar and crew after Mar. 15, 1927 blizzard. Traffic between Sutherland and city was stopped for over 24 hours due to drifts 6 ft. deep and 40 ft. long. It took two days for service to resume.
Date: March 1927.
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Cyclone in the sky over Vulcan, Saskatchewan.
First of series PH 91 286 1 to 3, showing the approach of cyclone to Vulcan, Alberta on the evening of 8 July 1927. (See SASKATOON DAILY STAR, 9 July 1927, p.6) For full history of series see Voisey, Paul: VULCAN: THE MAKING OF A PRAIRIE COMMUNITY p. 61.
Date: July 8, 1927.
Photographer: McDermid Photo Laboratories, Calgary.
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Cyclone in sky.
Cyclone at Vulcan. Postcard depicts cyclone in sky at dusk. Town street is in foreground.
Date: July 8, 1927.
Photographer: McDermid Photo Laboratories, Calgary.
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Cyclone in field.
Large cyclone touches down in field.
Date: July 8, 1927.
Photographer: McDermid Photo Laboratories, Calgary.
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Aftermath of snowstorm.
Aftermath of snowstorm ca. 1954-55. Toppled telephone (?) pole and multiple lines of wire, on outskirts of Saskatoon.
Date: [1954 or 1955].
Photographer: CFQC Staff.
Copyright information: Saskatoon Public Library. |
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Corner Leslie Avenue and 14th Street during flooding before development.
Date: [ca.1956].
Photographer: CFQC Staff.
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Road and storm clouds with cloudburst.
Extended view of secondary road and storm clouds with cloudburst. Rural community in background, possibly Rosetown.
Date: [ca. 1960].
Photographer: Wait, Frederick Elmer.
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Flooded intersection.
Flooded intersection of Cumberland Avenue. and Main Street.
Date: [ca.1962].
Photographer: CFQC staff.
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Car driving through flooded parking lot.
Car driving through flooded parking lot at south east side of Market Mall (Preston and Louise) following May, 1974 flash flood. A flooded Louise Street in background.
Date: May 26, 1974.
Photographer: Finley, T.B. (?)
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Merchants sloshing and paddling in ankle deep water outside their stores.
Merchants on 23rd Street sloshing and paddling in ankle deep water outside their stores (Tall Togges, Olsen Jewellers)
Date: June 24, 1983.
Photographer: Vinnick, Jeff (Star-Phoenix)
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Looking west along a flooded 23rd Street.
Looking west along a flooded 23rd Street. Buses and cars on street, individual attempts to cross 23rd Street. following June 1983 storm.
Date: June 24, 1983.
Photographer: Blashill, Peter (Star-Phoenix staff)
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Crowds looking over railing at submerged vehicles along Idylwyld underpass.
Date: June 25, 1983.
Photographer: Vinnick, Jeff (Star-Phoenix)
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