2022.009.7.56 Burning Brown House

Accession Num: 2022.009.7.56

Negative Code: R49-2-56

Extent:

Document Date: 1967-- - --

Donors: Estate of Florence Adshead

Creators: Florence Adshead

Keywords: 1960s, Arrow Lakes flooding (Columbia River Treaty), Brown; Bill, Brown; Dora, Columbia River, fire, Joe & Florence Adshead farm (Makinson), Sand Island, and The Narrows

Locations: Grahams Landing and Makinson

Physical Description:
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Notes:
View from Joe Adshead & Florence Adshead farm at Makinson looking across The Narrows (Columbia River) to Bill Brown & Dora Brown house at Grahams Landing being burned in advance of BC Hydro's flooding of the Arrow Lakes valley, 1967. Sand Island has already been levelled at centre.

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