Resourceful Nag is Old Smokey, owned by Dan Burns of New Hartford, Conn. With Farmington River rising last Friday, Burns turned horse loose fearing it might be trapped. Incredibly, Old Smokey survived heavy flood waters and was found alive atop this roof about a mile from its home.

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Resourceful Nag is Old Smokey, owned by Dan Burns of New Hartford, Conn. With Farmington River rising last Friday, Burns turned horse loose fearing it might be trapped. Incredibly, Old Smokey survived heavy flood waters and was found alive atop this roof about a mile from its home.

Associated Press · [ca. August 1955]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Floods: Aug. 1955: Wire Photos

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