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Photo Record
Images
Additional Images [8]
Metadata
Item ID# |
A2024.033.010 |
Object Name |
Photograph |
Title |
Aftermath of March 1947 snowstorm, Teeswater |
Photographer |
Grant, Florence |
Date |
March 1947 |
Description |
Photographs of the aftermath of a blizzard that hit Teeswater in March of 1947. -001: A photograph depicting a Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive clearing the tracks of snow with a wedge plow. Writing on the reverse reads, "Teeswater, Ontario, snow storm, CPR train. March 5, 1947, by Florence Grant". -002: A photograph depicting a man standing on an 18 foot snowbank, a buried utility pole can be seen. Writing on the reverse reads, "On Colvins Hill, #4 Highway, South of Teeswater, snow storm, March 1947 18 foot snowbanks, by Florence Grant". -003: A photograph depicting a snow covered street. Writing on the reverse reads, "Snow storm, Teeswater, Ontario, March 1947, by Florence Grant". -004: A photograph depicting the Teeswater main street buried in snow. Writing on the reverse reads, "Blizzard of March 1947, Main St of Teeswater looking North, by Florence Grant". -005: A photograph depicting a woman with a baby sleigh next to a tall snowbank. Writing on the reverse reads, " 'The North Hill' in Teeswater Ontario - women with baby sleigh. Mar 5, 1947, by Florence Grant". -006: A photograph depicting several people shovelling through the snow on a buried street. Writing on the reverse reads, "Men digging on the North Hill after a big storm (1947) 'Nothing in or out of town for several days' ". -007: A photograph depicting a car driving down a plowed street in Teeswater. Writing on the reverse reads, "A Teeswater St. Blizzard of 1947, car on Teeswater street - Banks measure 18 Feet, by Florence Grant". |
Physical Description |
7 photographs : black and white ; 7 x 11.3 cm and smaller |
Medium |
Paper/Gelatin Silver Emulsion |
Processing Method |
Gelatin Silver Developing-out Print |
Restrictions on Use |
Copyright is expired. |
Places |
Teeswater |
People |
Grant, Florence Elizabeth |
Search Terms & Subjects |
Snow Storms |