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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.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.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 : deadhouse [?] : unidentified.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of what appears to be a deadhouse with graves in front of it. It could also be a privy.
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 : privies : M.8.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a privy at Welcome, 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of St. Agnes church, in Greenbank Ontario.
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 the doorway of a church in Sharon, Ont.
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.
Architectural elements : garage.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the architectural elements on an unidentified garage.
Rempel, John I.
Architectural elements : unidentified houses and buildings.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Nine images of various architectural elements on six different unidentified buildings.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified barn.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a stone blacksmith shop near Guelph, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified man working in a blacksmith shop.
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 an unidentified brick building, identified on the verso as in "Aylmer, Ont.".
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a brick house near Newcastle, Ontario.
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 an unidentified church.
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.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the clock and decorative woodwork on an unidentified building with an "Andrews Jeweller" sign on it, and the decorative woodwork on another unidentified building.
Rempel, John I.
Decorative woodwork : fretwork on overhang and porch of unidentified house.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the fretwork on the porch and overhang of an unidentified house.
Rempel, John I.
Decorative woodwork : fretwork on porch of unidentified house.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of fretwork on the porch of an unidentified house.
Rempel, John I.
Decorative woodwork : fretwork on porch of unidentified house.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified house, with fretwork on the back porch.
Rempel, John I.
Decorative woodwork : fretwork on unidentified houses.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Three images of the decorative fretwork on three unidentified houses.
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.
Decorative woodwork : moulding and fretwork on unidentified houses.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Three images of the decorative woodwork, moulding, and fretwork on three unidentified houses. One house has a decorative frieze running below the cornices, and one house has two sets of Doric columns at its front entrance.
Rempel, John I.
Decorative woodwork : porch of an unidentified frame house.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified frame house, with decorative woodwork on the Ionic-like porch columns.
Rempel, John I.
Decorative woodwork : unidentified church and lodge.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the decorative woodwork on an unidentified church and one image of the decorative woodwork on a house called "Lindsay Lodge".
Rempel, John I.
Decorative woodwork : unidentified house.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of the woodwork on an unidentified house, one image is from a distance and the other is a close up of the moulding details.
Rempel, John I.
Decorative woodwork : unidentified house.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the decorative woodwork on an unidentified house.
Rempel, John I.
Decorative woodwork : unidentified house.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the decorative woodwork on an unidentified house.
Rempel, John I.
Decorative woodwork : unidentified house.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the decorative woodwork on an unidentified house.
Rempel, John I.
Decorative woodwork : unidentified house.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the decorative woodwork on an unidentified house.
Rempel, John I.
Decorative woodwork : unidentified houses.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Three images of the gable, porch, and overhang fretwork on three unidentified houses.
Rempel, John I.
Decorative woodwork : unidentified houses.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of the decorative woodwork on two unidentified houses.
Rempel, John I.
Decorative woodwork : unidentified houses.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Three images of the decorative woodwork and fretwork on three unidentified houses.
Rempel, John I.
Decorative woodwork : unidentified houses.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Six images of the decorative woodwork on six different unidentified houses.
Rempel, John I.
Decorative woodwork : unidentified houses.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Three images of decorative woodwork on three unidentified houses.
Rempel, John I.
Decorative woodwork : unidentified houses.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the decorative woodwork on one unidentified house, and three images of the decorative woodwork on a second unidentified house.
Rempel, John I.
Decorative woodwork : unidentified houses.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Three images of the decorative woodwork and fretwork on three different unidentified houses.
Rempel, John I.
Decorative woodwork : unidentified houses.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Three images of the decorative woodwork on three different unidentified houses.
Rempel, John I.
Decorative woodwork : unidentified houses.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Four images of the decorative woodwork on unidentified houses.
Rempel, John I.
Decorative woodwork : unidentified houses and a hotel.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Five images of the decorative woodwork on 4 different unidentified houses, and decorative woodwork on a hotel with the sign "Historic Stage Coach Inn" hanging out front.
Rempel, John I.
Decorative woodwork : unidentified houses and church.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Three images of decorative woodwork, moulding and fretwork, on two unidentified houses and an unidentified church.
Rempel, John I.
Decorative woodwork : unidentified houses and church.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of the woodwork on the roof of one unidentified house, two images of woodwork on two other unidentified houses, and one image of the cornices of an unidentified church.
Rempel, John I.
Decorative woodwork : unidentified houses, exterior and interior.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Eight images of decorative woodwork on the exterior and interior of unidentified houses.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a building from Deerfield, Massachusetts.
Rempel, John I.
Façade of an unidentified city building.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the façade of an unidentified building that appears to be located in the downtown of a city.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Unidentified frame building in a field.
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 an unidentified frame house, with woodwork details around the overhang.
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 house with a drooped gable.
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 a hotel in Brougham, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of an unidentified house, with the caption "near ?" on the verso.
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 the light fixture and ceiling molding in a house near Dundas, Ontario.
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 a house, identified on the verso as on Hamilton mountain.
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 an interior, identified on the verso as from Port Hope, Ont.
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.
John Slater Hotel : north addition (toward right) about 1840.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the John Slater Hotel, location not identified.
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.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a doorway of an unidentified log building.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified log cabin.
Rempel, John I.
Log construction : keying details.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of construction details of an unidentified log building.
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 house.
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.
Two images of an unidentified log building.
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.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of the Martyr's Shrine church in Midland, 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.
One image of a mill in Rockwood, Ontario.
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.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of two treenails, and two regular nails.
Rempel, John I.
Needle case : 1 1/2 x normal size.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a needle case at one and a half times its normal size.
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.
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.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified church. Identified on the verso as from Paris, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a part of a window frame.
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.
Two images of different pins (or treenails) from an unidentified structure.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified polygonal building [appears to be a dead house].
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified polygonal church, with the caption "near?" on the verso.
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.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Five images of historic buildings in Saugus, Massachusetts.
Rempel, John I.