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Taming the Kootenay
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Harry Christenson with one of his scrapers repairing flood damage to the dykes.
19 of 65 		Filling sandbags on the flats.
20 of 65 		Filling sandbags.
21 of 65 		A line of men working passing sandbags quickly to stop seepage.
22 of 65 		Men working to strengthen the dykes and sandbag against the rising water.
23 of 65 		Pounding planks vertically into the ground to deflect the river's water away from the dykes.
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Women serving sandwiches and coffee to the men that were working on the dykes during the 1948 flood.
25 of 65 		Burton Bishop and John Verkirk, among others, helping in the sandbagging efforts.
26 of 65 		Men working to strengthen the dykes.
27 of 65 		Work being done to rebuild and clean up the land after flooding.
28 of 65 		Bracing the dykes on the Kootenay flats.
29 of 65 		Filling sandbags on the Creston flats.
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Building the forms for the sandbag walls.
31 of 65 		Placing sandbags along the dykes.
32 of 65 		Bracing the dykes against seepage.
33 of 65 		Dykes that were leaking under pressure, being reinforced on both sides.
34 of 65 		Filling sandbags that were used to brace the dykes and stop them from cracking.
35 of 65 		Men working to clean up the flats and prevent any further flooding.
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