Almaguin Highlands Digital Collections

Towering Snow Drift in Burk's Falls, circa 1920

Description
Creator
Roger Simmmons
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Photographs
Description
Black and white photograph of a man trying to shovel snow on to a large snowbank on a street in Burk's Falls. The drifts are above the man's head. There are buildings are behind the snowbanks.
Inscriptions
The caption at the bottom of the image has 'Before the 60's, Burk's Falls had no way of removing the accumulated snow banks from the streets. The businesses had to contend with digging themselves out to allow customers in' written.
Publisher
Roger Simmons
Place of Publication
Burk's Falls
Date of Original
2003
Date Of Event
circa 1920
Dimensions
Width: 591 px
Height: 381 px
Image Dimensions
Image Width: 591px
Image Height: 381px
Subject(s)
Local identifier
03-0055.jpg
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 45.6168 Longitude: -79.39965
Donor
Roger Simmons
Creative Commons licence
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike [more details]
Copyright Statement
Protected by copyright: Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). Responsibility for obtaining permissions and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Copyright Date
2003
Copyright Holder
Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union Public Library
Copyright Holder Contact Information
Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union Public Library
Box 620
39 Copeland Street
Burk's Falls
ON
P0A 1C0
Terms of Use
For Educational Purposes Only
Reproduction Notes
For Educational Purposes Only
Contact
Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union PL
Email:burksfallslibrary@gmail.com
Website:
Agency street/mail address:

Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union Public Library

Box 620, 39 Copeland Street

Burk's Falls, ON

P0A 1C0

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