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French construction : clipping of a timber built house in Cahokia, Illinois.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One clipping of an image of a French timber constructed house from Cahokia, Illinois, built ca. 1737 and restored ca. 1939.
Rempel, John I.
French construction : the old Anglican church at Fort Simpson.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the old Anglican church at Fort Simpson, in the Northwest Territories.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a watercolour of the first Church of England on the Red River, Winnipeg.
Rempel, John I.
Log building near Millbrook, Ont.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of construction details from a log-butt constructed building near Millbrook, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
French construction : log frame house on the Red River Road to Selkirk, near Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log frame house on the Red River Road to Selkirk, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, with an unidentified man standing at the door.
Rempel, John I.
French construction : clipping of a sketch of Red River settlement by Lord Selkirk.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One clipping of a sketch of Red River settlement by Lord Selkirk ca. 1817.
Lord Selkirk
French construction : Fort St. James, British Columbia.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log building at the Hudson's Bay Company's Fort St. James, with horses and unidentified individuals in front of the building.
Rempel, John I.
French construction : Fort Nascopie in Labrador.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log building at Fort Nascopie in Labrador, Newfoundland.
Rempel, John I.
French construction : photograph of a sketch of Fort Langley, near Vancouver by E. Mallandaine.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Three images of drawings by E. Mallandaine of buildings at Fort Langley, near Vancouver, British Columbia.
Rempel, John I.
French construction : Fort McLeod, British Columbia.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of six unidentified men standing outside of a log building identified as Fort McLeod, British Columbia.
Rempel, John I.
French construction : Heartman's trading store, Manitoba.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of Heartman's trading store, near Fort Garry, Manitoba. One image is the same as the one from the book, and the other image is a panoramic image that is identified as the same location on the verso, but does not appear in the book.
Rempel, John I.
French construction : Fort Chimo, Ungava Bay, Labrador.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log house constructed in the French grooved post and fill method, located at Fort Chimo, Ungava Bay, Labrador.
Rempel, John I.
Stong farm, Edgeley, Ont. : pig house detail before restoration.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a construction detail from the D. Stong farm pig house, ca. 1832 in Edgeley, Ont. Identified on the verso as "Edgeley + - 1800 cornering at intersection of interior wall with exterior".
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of handsplit lath, identified on the verso as from "Sharon" [Ontario], ca. 1828.
Rempel, John I.
Brougham museum, Pickering : log wall detail.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a detail of a log wall and door frame, identified on the verso as from the "Brougham museum, Pickering" [Pickering Museum?].
Rempel, John I.
McFall house in Bolton : restoration and investigative images.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Four images of renovation details in the McFall house in Bolton displaying original construction processes.
Rempel, John I.
Pickering Museum : wall raised several feet to enlarge attic.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an attic ceiling in what is identified as a building at the Pickering Museum.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Three images of a house being moved in Oshawa.
Rempel, John I.
A miller's house near German Mills : poorly laid rubble foundation.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a poorly laid rubble foundation at a miller's house near German Mills.
Rempel, John I.
Woodbridge log house : construction details.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a construction detail of wedge-shaped keying with round logs. Identified on the verso as "Woodbridge home destroyed by Hazel 1955?"
Rempel, John I.
Front door and wall of a house near Mosport : coursed stonework.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the front door and wall of a house near Mosport [Bowmanville?]. Rempel uses it as an example of coursed stonework.
Rempel, John I.
Summerville house : cut fieldstone.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a house near Summerville, built ca. 1850, identified on the verso as "near Summerville Blacksmith's home". Rempel uses it as an example of cut fieldstone.
Rempel, John I.
Cambridge [?] house : rubble work.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a Cambridge house, identified on the verso as "Guelph". Rempel uses it as an example of rubble work disguised by artifically rased bead joints.
Rempel, John I.
School near West Montrose : Pennsylvania-German rubble work.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a school near West Montrose in Waterloo County, identified on the verso as a "Public school near Preston". Rempel uses it as an example of Pennsylvania -German rubble work.
Rempel, John I.
"Thistle Ha'" : Miller home in Pickering Township.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the "Thistle Ha'" Miller house, in Pickering Township (Claremont), built ca. 1855. Remple uses it as an example of broken coursed fieldstone masonry.
Rempel, John I.
"Castle Grange" near Belfountain.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of "Castle Grange", built ca. 1860-1866, near Belfountain and identified on the verso as "near Erindale" as well.
Rempel, John I.
House near Kleinburg : brickwork.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a brick house near Kleinburg with what Rempel calls "excellent brickwork".
Rempel, John I.
Brickwork on a house near Carrying Place, Ont.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of brickwork on a house near Carrying Place, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the brickwork on a Baysville house.
Rempel, John I.
St. Andrew’s Church, Scarborough : detail of Flemish bond brickwork.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Flemish bond brickwork at St. Andrew’s Church, Scarborough, ca. 1848.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a construction detail from a log house near Shanty Bay, now demolished.
Rempel, John I.
Bricks from Sharon and Sutton.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of four bricks lined up against a ruler. Two of the bricks are from Sharon, and two of them are from near Sutton.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Five images of the Bolton Mill. Three images are from the book, and the other two images are variations that are not in the book.
Rempel, John I.
Barn at Cap à l'Aigle, Quebec.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a barn at Cap à l'Aigle, built ca. 1900.
Rempel, John I.
Later buildings at "Burnside" in Brockville, Ont.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Four images (only one of which is in the book) of the later buildings at "Burnside" in Brockville, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Early buildings at "Burnside" in Brockville, Ont.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of the early buildings at "Burnside" in Brockville, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Rockwood Academy : coach house and hayloft.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the coach house and hayloft of the Rockwood Academy.
Rempel, John I.
Clarke home in Prescott : coach house and stable.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the coach house and stable, belonging to the Clarke home in Prescott, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
The Fisher slit barn, near Kitchener.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Three images of the Fischer slit barn, near Kitchener. One image is in the book, one image is a variation of the one in the book, and one looks like an image of the same barn taken at a later date.
Rempel, John I.
Log barn near Lake Couchiching on the Rama Indian Reserve.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of a log barn near Lake Couchiching on the Rama Indian Reserve. One image is in the first edition of the book, and the other image is in the second edition of the book.
Rempel, John I.
Details from two barns at Upper Canada Village.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of details from two barns at Upper Canada Village (from the book), 5 images of variations of the two images that are in the book, and 12 images that appear to be from the same two barns.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Five images of the Walker barn, near Coldwater. Two images are from the book, and three images are not from the book.
Rempel, John I.
Internal structure of two barns at Black Creek Pioneer Village.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Three images of joints in two barns at Black Creek Pioneer Village.
Rempel, John I.
James Butler house at Niagara-on-the-Lake : plank construction details.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of plank construction details from the James Butler house, built ca. 1810-1815, at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Unidentified plank building from the Pickering Museum.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified plank wall from a building at the Pickering Museum (identified as such on the verso).
Rempel, John I.
Plank constructed house from the Pickering Museum.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a plank constructed house located at the Pickering Museum. Information at the Pickering Museum website identifies the house as the Collins house, from Reach Township and built ca. 1845 (http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/lifestyle/museum/sitemap.html).
Rempel, John I.
Log house near Lake Couchiching on the Rama Indian Reserve.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log house near Lake Couchiching on the Rama Indian Reserve.
Rempel, John I.
Old Mill on Mississauga Road : plank-on-plank construction.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Old Mill on Mississauga Road near Toronto.
Rempel, John I.
House near Elmvale : log-butt construction.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log-butt constructed house near Elmvale, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Longford Mills house : log-butt construction.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log-butt constructed house at Longford Mills, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Drawing of the residence of Orson S. Fowler, Fishkill, New York.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One photocopy of a drawing of the residence of Orson S. Fowler, Fishkill, New York [also called "Fowler's Folly].
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal barn at St. Michel, County Bellechasse.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an octagonal barn at St. Michel, County Bellechasse, Québec.
Rempel, John I.
Barn raising of Abram Weber's barn, near Heidelberg, Ontario.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the barn raising of Abram Weber's barn, near Heidelberg, Ontario. The image is the same as the one in the first edition, but is different from those used in the second edtion of Rempel's book. A caption on the verso of the print reads: "Erected July 1966. Abram Weber's farm, near Heidelberg."
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Madill church, built around 1874.
Rempel, John I.
Stong farm, Edgeley, Ont. : pig house detail.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a construction detail from the D. Stong farm pig house, ca.1832 in Edgeley, Ont.
Rempel, John I.