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The Salmon Queen during the 1948 Flood

The Salmon Queen during the 1948 Flood

Milk cannisters ready to be shipped on the Salmon Queen, 1948. With the CPR railway washed out, farmers had to find alternative means of transporting their main product to […]
Cows at the Agassiz Ferry Landing

Cows at the Agassiz Ferry Landing

Where the water was too deep to swim across, cows were transported to higher ground by boat. Here cows wait to board a boat at the Agassiz ferry […]
Loading Milk Cannisters onto a Row Boat During the 1948 Flood

Loading Milk Cannisters onto a Row Boat During the 1948 Flood

With the roads washed out by the spring freshet, Agassiz farmers resorted to transporting their milk cannisters to town by row boat, 1948.
Cow Safety During the 1948 Flood

Cow Safety During the 1948 Flood

Cows swimming across flooded Agassiz fields to higher ground behind a row boat, 1948.
Bonnie Doone Farm during the 1948 Flood

Bonnie Doone Farm during the 1948 Flood

The Bonnie Doone Dairy Farm in Harrison Mills during the 1948 Fraser River Flood. The Tugboat “Hasty” belonged to Jack Penny, a friend of Bill Duncan.