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Well and ruins of old house on arid flat at Salt Springs, Manitoba, 1889.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the well and ruins of an old house on an arid flat at Salt Springs, Manitoba. The caption also reads: "From a Geological Survey of Canada photograph in the Public Archives of Canada."
Rempel, John I.
Squatter's family : Wandering River, Alberta, 1921.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a squatter's log cabin in Wandering River, Alberta. Includes three unidentified individuals.
Rempel, John I.
Savanne Station, Ontario : C.P. Railway, 1892.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified man on the platform at the Canadian Pacific Railway station in Savanne, Ontario. The caption also reads: "From a Geological Survey of Canada photograph in the Public Archives of Canada."
Rempel, John I.
Rancher's log house near Calgary, Alberta.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a rancher's log house near Calgary, Alberta, with two unidentified individuals standing with some horses in front of the house.
Rempel, John I.
Ox and cart, Murry Bay, Québec.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an ox and cart in front of a barn, with an unidentified man forking hay into the loft.
Rempel, John I.
North end of old Fort Island[s], Cedar Lake, Manitoba.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of three unidentified men in a boat on the shore of the north end of old Fort Island[s], Cedar Lake, Manitoba. Caption also reads: "From a Geological Survey of Canada photograph in the Public Archives of Canada."
Rempel, John I.
North end of old Fort Island[s], Cedar Lake, Manitoba, 1890.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified man sitting on a rocky beach at the north end of old Fort Island[s], with Cedar Lake behind him, Manitoba. Caption also reads: "From a Geological Survey of Canada photograph in the Public Archives of Canada."
Rempel, John I.
Mountain west of Waterton River from Lunch Point, British Columbia, August 7, 1881.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a mountainous landscape west of Waterton River, looking out from Lunch Point, British Columbia.
Rempel, John I.
Mcdonald's house and stable burnt by settler's fire, Copeau, Saskatchewan.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log house and stable destroyed by fire, and an unidientified individual standing beside them.
Rempel, John I.
Log farm building, British Columbia.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log farm buiding with two unidentified men standing in front of it.
Rempel, John I.
Hudson's Bay Post Rupert House, James Bay, Québec, 1884.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of several unidentified individuals raking hay in a field in front of the Hudson Bay Post Rupert House, in James Bay (now called Waskaganish), Québec, 1884. The caption also reads: "From a Geological Survey of Canada photograph in the Public Archives of Canada."
Rempel, John I.
Hudson's Bay Company's Fort Good Hope, Mackenzie River.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of buildings at the Hudson's Bay Company's Fort Good Hope, on the Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories, with an unidentified individual at the door of one of the buildings.
Rempel, John I.
Hudson's Bay Company : Rupert House, James Bay, Québec, 1884.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of six unidentified individuals standing in front of the Hudson's Bay Company Rupert House in James Bay, Québec (now Waskaganish).
Rempel, John I.
Hudson's Bay Company building west of Grand Rapids, Manitoba, on the Grand Rapids Tramway, 1890.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a Hudson's Bay Company building on the Grand Rapids Tramway, west of Grand Rapids, Manitoba.
Rempel, John I.
Hudson Bay Post, Lake Mistassini, Québec, 1884.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified individual standing in front of Lake Mistassini at the Hudson Bay Post in Québec.
Rempel, John I.
House and grounds of Angus McKay, Indian Agent at Berens River, Manitoba, 1890.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the house and grounds of Angus McKay, who was an Indian Agent at Berens River, Manitoba, in 1890. Part of the caption reads "from a Geological Survey of Canada photograph in the Public Archives of Canada".
Rempel, John I.
Homesteader's house, Love, Saskatchewan.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a homesteader's house in Love, Saskatchewan.
Rempel, John I.
Fort York : officers' quarters, kitchen and brick oven baking.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of Ruth Keene baking bread in the officers' quarters kitchen at Fort York. Includes identification pasted on the verso of the photographs, one of the sheets of paper has come unglued.
Rempel, John I.
Fort Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories (now Alberta), Oct. 26, 1879.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta (formerly the Northwest Territories). Part of the caption reads "from a Geological Survey of Canada photograph in the Public Archives of Canada".
Rempel, John I.
Fort Saskatchewan from North side of Saskatchewan River, 1886.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of Fort Saskatchewan from the north side of the Saskatchewan River. Caption also reads: "From a Geological Survey of Canada photograph in the Public Archives of Canada."
Rempel, John I.
Fort Providence Mackenzie River 1901.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of log buildings and sleeping dogs at Fort Providence on the Mackenzie River (in the Northwest Territories), 1901.
Rempel, John I.
Fort Chimo, Ungava Bay, Labrador, 1896.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of Fort Chimo, as seen from accross the water of Ungava Bay in Labrador, Newfoundland.
Rempel, John I.
Dismantling of a barn near Stratford.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of the dismantling of a barn near Stratford, Ontario. One image has the caption "Oist Sat 4ish w-story" written on the verso. Both images have The Beacon Herald of Stratford copyright stamp on the verso.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified native woman on a mule [?] pulling a travois. The caption also reads: "From a Geological Survey of Canada photograph in the Public Archives of Canada."
Rempel, John I.
August Ernest's residence, Barrhead, Alberta. ca. 1930.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of August Ernest's log cabin in Barrhead, Alberta, ca. 1930, with two unidentified women standing in front of it.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the York County Chambers.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Woodstock Town Hall.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Woodstock Jail.
Rempel, John I.
Wooden ship ruins : Penetang, Ont.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the remnants of a wooden ship, identified on the verso as from Penetang, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Wooden clockwork : old Peterborough town clock.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Three images of details of wooden clockwork. Identified on the verso as from the "old Peterborough town clock".
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of what appears to be a stable, identified on the verso as possibly from Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts.
Rempel, John I.
Ste. Marie in process of reconstruction.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a building at Ste. Marie among the Hurons in the process of reconstruction.
Rempel, John I.
St. Andrews : Grimsby, 1820 AD.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the St. Andrews church in Grimsby, Ont., built ca. 1820.
Rempel, John I.
Spalled brickwork : Fort Mississauga, Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the spalled brickwork at Fort Mississauga near Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Sheaves Tower near Doon : early attempt at hydro-electric power.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a hydro tower near Doon [also known as the Sheaves Tower near Blair, Ontario. See: http://www.cambridgetourism.com/sub/HistoryBlair.asp and "Blair Mill used same water twice" Waterloo Historical Society 1961. 49: 14-15.].
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Five images of historic buildings in Saugus, Massachusetts.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the roof and rafters of a building identified as from Black Creek Village.
Rempel, John I.
Perkinsville Roman Catholic church.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the bell tower of the Perkinsville [Vermont?] Roman Catholic church.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified church. Identified on the verso as from Paris, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Old church converted to barn : Newburgh, near Napanee.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a barn from Newburgh, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal building : Bracebridge.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the interior of the Bracebridge Octagon, also called Woodchester Villa [see: http://www.octagonalhouse.com/Woodchester_Villa/woodchester_villa.htm].
Rempel, John I.
Modern Machine Works : Toronto.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a building with the sign "Modern Machine Works" hanging from it, with the caption "Toronto" on the verso.
Rempel, John I.
Miller Hotel : demolished, near Ringwood [?].
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a hotel identified as the Miller Hotel. The hotel could have been either near Ballantrae or Stouffville if it was owned by Jacob Miller (see: http://www.historyoftoronto.ca/history/bios/whitchtwpIP.html).
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a mill in Rockwood, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Mill house on German Mills Creek, Region of York, Ont.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Seven images of the mill house on German Mills Creek, in the Region of York, Ont. (at Langstaff side road on highway #7). Includes captions on the verso of all of the photographs.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of the Martyr's Shrine church in Midland, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Lumberman's church, Port Severn.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a Lumberman's church in Port Severn, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Log house : Jane and Steele, 1800-1820.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a house identified on the verso as log (although it appears to be a frame structure), as situated on Jane and Steele streeets, and as built between 1800 and 1820.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified log house.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified log cabin.
Rempel, John I.
King Street opposite market, Toronto.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of some buildings on King Street, Toronto.
Rempel, John I.
Jack Brown house : Avonton, Ont. : north side.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the north side of the Jack Brown house in Avonton, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an interior, identified on the verso as from Port Hope, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
House (rear) converted to bank : Lefroy.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the rear of a house in Lefroy, Ontario. Identified on the verso as having been converted into a bank.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a house, identified on the verso as on Hamilton mountain.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a house identified on the verso as "near Elmira".
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the light fixture and ceiling molding in a house near Dundas, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
House in Woodbridge : timber support for masonry.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the timber support for masonry at a house in Woodbridge.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a hotel in Brougham, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Gate [of] Dr. J. Scott : Bond Head.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a gate, identified on the verso as belonging to Dr. J. Scott of Bond Head.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentfied frame house, identified on the verso as located in "Blair".
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified frame building. Identified on the verso as "near Malton".
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a building from Deerfield, Massachusetts.
Rempel, John I.
Decorative woodwork : house at Thornbury, 1880.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of a house with decorative woodwork on the gables and porch, identified as from "Thornburry [sic], ca. 1880".
Rempel, John I.
Church near Shakespeare or Rockton [?].
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a church identified as "near Rockton ?" on the verso of one print, and as "near Shakespeare" on the verso of the other.
Rempel, John I.
Brougham : probably old school now store.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of what is identified on the verso as "probably" an "old school", from Brougham, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a brick house near Newcastle, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified brick building, identified on the verso as in "Aylmer, Ont.".
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Brew House in Guelph.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a stone blacksmith shop near Guelph, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Blacksmith at work : Upper Canada Village.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images from Upper Canada Village. One image is of an unidentified blacksmith at work, and the other image is of a wall of tools.
Rempel, John I.
The "Birdcage" : Bracebridge : rainwater intake for inside water tank.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified female pointing at the rainwater intake for the inside water tank of a building identified as the "Birdcage" in Bracebridge, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Three images of three different barns (photographs of the originals), with several unidentified individuals standing in front of them. Two images have identifications written on the original print, one says "Jack Quinlin's Barn in North E. Hope" and the other says "Jack Cardwell's or Jim Green's".
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a barn, identified on the verso as from Cooperstown, New York.
Rempel, John I.
Frontenac County Court House, Kingston.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of Frontenac County Court House, Kingston, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the doorway of a church in Sharon, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Danforth Technical School.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of St. Agnes church, in Greenbank Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : drawing of the Octagon Castle, 1896, St. John's Newfoundland.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One pen and ink drawing of the Octagon Castle, built ca. 1896, in St. John's Newfoundland.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : floor plans of "Woodchester" [ca. 1882], Bracebridge, H.10.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One photocopy of a drawing of the floor plans for "Woodchester", an octagonal house in Bracebridge built ca. 1882.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Contains one ground floor plan of Fowler's "Folly" octagonal building in Fishkill, New York, U.S.A.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : schools : S.8.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Cherry Valley School, built ca. 1863. The picture is a copy of one that was taken ca. 1908 and the caption on the verso reads: "School was built in 1863. Lot 5, Concession 9. Township of Townsend County of Norfolk Ont. Picture taken 1908." The image is not pictured in the books, but it is listed and described in the revised edition.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : Niagara Falls.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an octagonal house, identified on the verso as from Niagara Falls ca. 1905. This image is not in the books.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : H.14.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an octagonal house in Mount Pleasant belonging to Richard Tennant and built ca. 1842-1848. A variation of this image is in the books.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : H.32.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an octagonal house from Ingersoll, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : miscellaneous : M.12.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a cattle judging building at the University of Guelph, built ca. 1890. This image is not pictured in the books, only listed and described.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : privies : M.8.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a privy at Welcome, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : privies : M.11.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an octagonal privy at Penryhn House, Port Hope, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : miscellaneous : M.9.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an octagonal "crystal palace" building in London, Ontario, built ca. 1861 as part of the Provincial Fair. This image is not pictured in the book, but the building is listed and described.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : miscellaneous : M.6 and M.7.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a duodecagonal building in Toronto, Ontario, used as a cyclorama (M.6), and one image of a round privy in Sharon, Ontario (M.7).
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : miscellaneous : M.4 and M.5.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of polygonal buildings. The M.4 image is of a gazebo in Goderich, Ontario (listed and described but not pictured in the books), and the M.5 image is of the garden house in the grounds of Dundurn Castle (in the books).
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : miscellaneous : M.1 and M.2.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of miscellaneous octagonal buildings. The building "M.1" is an office building in Calabogie, built ca. 1875-1890, and the building M.2 is the front of a series of stalls in the Carp Agricultural Society Fair Grounds, built before 1900 (only listed and described in the books).
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : jails : J.2 and J.4.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an octagonal jail from Goderich, Ontario, and one image of a half-octagonal jail from Barrie, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : H.34.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of an octagonal house that matches the description in the book of H.34, "Killiecrankie" in Port Sandfield, Ontario, built ca. 1886.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : H.27.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a polygonal house from Oshawa, Ontario, built ca. 1870. The image is only listed and described in the books, not pictured.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : H.25 and H.29.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of octagonal houses. The H.25 image is from Port Hope, Ontario (see P-265 as well), and the H.29 image is from Millbrook, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : H.25.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Barrett octagonal house from Port Hope, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : H.23 and H.24.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an octagonal house from Picton, Ontario, and one image of a hexagonal house from Port Hope, Ontario. Neither of the images appear in the books, but both are listed and described.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : H.21 and H.22.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of polygonal houses. The image H.21 (the caption says near Brampton, the book says Malton) is not pictured in the books, but is listed and described in the books. The image H.22 (Hawkesbury) is both pictured and listed in the books.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : unidentified.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified polygonal house.
Rempel, John I.