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Power House Flooding

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May 15, 1950

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

A photograph of high water surrounding a power house during the 1950 flood.

Harold K. White Studio

Causeway to Rover Street Station

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May 15, 1950

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

A photograph of high water surrounding a causeway that ran to the Rover Street hydro station during the 1950 flood.

Harold K. White Studio

Causeway to Rover Sub Station

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May 15, 1950

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

A photograph of high water surrounding a causeway that ran to the Rover Street hydro station during the 1950 flood.

Harold K. White Studio

Rover Street Sub Station

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Item
May 15, 1950

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

A photograph of the Rover Street hydro station, surrounded by water, during the 1950 flood.

Harold K. White Studio

Rover Sub Station

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Item
May 15, 1950

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

A photograph of the Rover Street hydro station, surrounded by water, during the 1950 flood.

Harold K. White Studio

Rover Street Sub Station

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15 May 1950

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

A photograph of the Rover Street hydro station, surrounded by water, during the 1950 flood. A group of people are walking on the sandbag dike that surrounds the building.

Harold K. White Studio

From roof of Rover Sub Station. W.E. Co. Gas Plant

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Item
May 15, 1950

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

A photograph of flooding, taken from the roof of the Rover Street hydro station, during the 1950 flood.

Harold K. White Studio

Louise and C.P.R. Bridge from top of Rover Station

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May 15, 1950

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

A photograph of the flooded Red River, nearly submerging the Louise and CPR bridges, taken from the roof of the Rover Street hydro station. Other flooded buildings can also be seen.

Harold K. White Studio

Norwood Bridge

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May 15, 1950

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

A photograph of the flooded Norwood Bridge during the 1950 flood in Winnipeg.

Harold K. White Studio

Norwood Bridge

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Item
May 15, 1950

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

A photograph of the flooded Norwood Bridge during the 1950 flood in Winnipeg.

Harold K. White Studio

Pumping Norwood Bridge

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Item
1950

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

A photograph of two men working with pumps to remove water from the Norwood Bridge during the 1950 flood in Winnipeg.

Harold K. White Studio

Norwood Bridge

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Item
May 15, 1950

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

A photograph of a hydro tower and the flooded Norwood Bridge during the 1950 flood in Winnipeg.

Harold K. White Studio

Main Street Bridge

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Item
1950

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

A photograph of the Main Street Bridge during the 1950 flood in Winnipeg. The Hotel Fort Garry can be seen in the background.

Harold K. White Studio

Main Street looking south from Main Street Bridge

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1950

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

A photograph of flooded Main Street, looking south from the Main Street Bridge, during the 1950 flood in Winnipeg.

Harold K. White Studio

Winnipeg Electric Company building

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1950

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

A photograph of the Winnipeg Electric Company building surrounded by water during the 1950 flood. Two men are in a boat in the floodwater outside the building.

Harold K. White Studio

Flooding on the Red River towards St. Boniface.

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1950

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

A photograph of the flooded Red River during the 1950 flood in Winnipeg. The photograph is taken looking toward St. Boniface.

Harold K. White Studio

Flooding on the Red River aerial view looking down on the Provencher Bridge

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1950

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

An aerial photograph of flooding during the 1950 flood in Winnipeg. The photograph is looking down on the Provencher Bridge and downtown Winnipeg.

Harold K. White Studio

Water Street from Provencher Bridge before causeway was built

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1950

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

A photograph of flooded Water Street, taken from the Provencher Bridge, during the 1950 flood in Winnipeg. This photograph was taken before the causeway down Water Street was built.

Harold K. White Studio