Gallery›Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library›Ice Boulders--Massive piles of ice like this along the banks of the lower Niagara River are what Army Engineers hope to break loose today if weather permits blasting operations in the worst ice jam on the river in many years. Scraps of wreckage from a nearby boathouse can be seen near the top of the 40-foot-high mass.
Ice Boulders--Massive piles of ice like this along the banks of the lower Niagara River are what Army Engineers hope to break loose today if weather permits blasting operations in the worst ice jam on the river in many years. Scraps of wreckage from a nearby boathouse can be seen near the top of the 40-foot-high mass.
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Ice Boulders--Massive piles of ice like this along the banks of the lower Niagara River are what Army Engineers hope to break loose today if weather permits blasting operations in the worst ice jam on the river in many years. Scraps of wreckage from a nearby boathouse can be seen near the top of the 40-foot-high mass.

Associated Press · [ca. March 1955]

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[Information from item housing] Weather: Ice Jams & Floes: Wire Photos

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