Handwritten across the bottom of the copy reads: "ORIGINAL RIVER CROSSING AREA JULY 1949". The description below the photograph reads: "Explosion of a can of varnish placed on stove too warm sent flames racing through Charles Eberhardt's boathouse last month to cause heavy damage. Twelve boats and an apartment above were destroyed in one of a series of fires to menace this popular resort. This air view shows Eberhrdt's boathouse in the foreground with Wasaga's main street and part of beachfront in background."
