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Fort York : officers' quarters, kitchen and brick oven baking.
Parte de 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.
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Stong house, Edgeley, Ont., before and after restoration.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of the D. Stong house, built ca.1832 in Edgeley, Ont, now at Black Creek Pioneer Village.
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Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Madill church, built around 1874.
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Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a construction detail from a log house near Shanty Bay, now demolished.
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Log building near Millbrook, Ont.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of construction details from a log-butt constructed building near Millbrook, Ont.
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Peter McArthur log house : Doon Pioneer Village.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Five images of the Peter McArthur log house at Doon Pioneer Village (now Doon Heritage Crossroads) in Kitchener, Ont. Caption on the verso of the image used in the book states "Peter McArthur's log house now in the Pioneer Village, near Doon. Note overhang on both sides which is a very rare type of construction". Also includes a handwritten note regarding the building.
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Waterloo County log school house.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the first school house in Waterloo, built in 1820. Mis-identified in the book as located in the Pioneer Village at Doon, actually located in Waterloo Park.
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Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a frame house located in Brougham, with the fireplace projecting through the end wall.
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Dr. John Scott's house near Bond Head : construction detail of stairwell.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a cabinetmaker's joint framing the trimmer into the header of a stairwell in Dr. John Scott's summer home near Bond Head.
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Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the fireplace from a house in Woodbridge, Ontario.
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Grace Church, Markham : demolition.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Seven images of the demolition of Grace Church, Markham. One of the images is not included in Rempel's book. Six photographs have notes on the verso that say "St. Agnes - demolished" and one photograph has a note on the verso that says "Markham Church in process of demolition".
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Pontypool house : detail of porch entablature fretwork.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a detail of porch entablature fretwork on a house in Pontypool, Ontario.
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Scarborough house : detail of porch entablature fretwork.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of a Scarborough house. One image is of the entire house (not used in the book), and the other image is of a detail of the porch entablature fretwork.
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Lowville house : detail of porch entablature fretwork.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a detail of porch entablature fretwork on a house Lowville, Ontario.
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Paris house : porch and gable fretwork.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a the porch and gable fretwork on a house from Paris, Ontario.
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Lynden house : gable fretwork.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the gable fretwork of a house in Lynden, Ontario.
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Morrisburg house : drooped gable and overhang fretwork.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a Morrisburg house with drooped fretwork on the gable and overhang.
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Rockwood Academy : coach house and hayloft.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the coach house and hayloft of the Rockwood Academy.
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Bricks from Sharon and Sutton.
Parte de 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.
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School near West Montrose : Pennsylvania-German rubble work.
Parte de 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.
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Summerville house : cut fieldstone.
Parte de 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.
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Front door and wall of a house near Mosport : coursed stonework.
Parte de 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.
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A miller's house near German Mills : poorly laid rubble foundation.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a poorly laid rubble foundation at a miller's house near German Mills.
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McFall house in Bolton : restoration and investigative images.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Four images of renovation details in the McFall house in Bolton displaying original construction processes.
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French construction : the Dolphis Pitre house in Tecumseh, Ontario.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Dolphis Pitre house in Tecumseh, Ontario.
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Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a round barn from Hawkesbury, Ontario, built by Thomas Tweed Higginson, ca. 1893-1894.
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Log 1, page 5 : back of house near Baysville.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the back of a house near Baysville, Ontario.
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Log 1, page 16 : Woodbridge : fireplace.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the fireplace from a house in Woodbridge, Ontario.
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Log 1, page 19 : octagonal houses : Lowville (H.31) and Huntsville.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an octagonal house from Lowville, Ontario (H.31), listed and described in the books but not pictured, and one image of an octagonal bandstand converted into a house from Huntsville, Ontario (not listed or pictured in the books).
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Log 1, page 22 : log construction : keying detail.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a construction detail from an unidentified structure near Orillia, Ont.
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Log 1, page 26 : house in Lefaives Corners.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a house in Lefaives Corners Ontario, built around 1870.
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Log 1, page 32 : military log construction detail : blockhouse at Jones' Falls near Kingston.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of lap-keying with half-dovetail log construction at a blockhouse built ca. 1840 to guard the locks at Jones' Falls, near Kingston Ontario.
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Log 1, page 33 : log house : "Beehive" near Fenelon Falls.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log house described in the book as a "Beehive" near Fenelon Falls, Ontario.
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Log 1, page 50 : Fort Albany : the old council house.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the old council house at Fort Albany, Ontario. This is a different view of the building than the one used in the books.
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Log 2, page 3 : Johannes Schmidt Pennsylvania Dutch banked barn.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a Pennsylvania Dutch banked barn that belonged to Johannes Schmidt ca. 1809 and is now owned by Black Creek Pioneer Village.
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Log 2, page 9 : unidentified log house.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified log house. A caption pasted below the photograph reads: "Near Beaverton. Better spacing of ceiling joists. Note also the V-notch to hold the ceiling joists in place. See also Pl. II."
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Log 2, page 10 : Penetanguishene log house.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log house from Penetanguishene. There is a caption pasted below the photograph that reads: "Penetanguishene. Door about 3' 6" x 5' 8". Note similarity of window sash with No. 1."
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Log 2, page 13 : frame houses : Pinkney house in Toronto, and a house near Trenton.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of frame houses. One image is of the Pinkney house on Dundas Road near Dixie in Toronto, and the other image is of a frame house on Highway 2 near Trenton.
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Log 2, page 22 : log barn near Argyle on a stone foundation.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log barn near Argyle on a stone foundation.
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Log 2, page 24 : log-butt construction : honey house near Antrim.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a honey house near Antrim, built with log-butt construction. Includes a caption pasted below the photograph that reads: "Modern form of log construction near Antrim. c. 1950. "Honey" house of a beekeeper."
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Log 2, page 25 : pin from the Starr home in [Bogartown?] and pin from Stong home in Toronto.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of different pins (or treenails) from the Stong home (1840) in Toronto, and the Starr home (1820) in [Bogarttown?].
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Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the dismantling of the Grace Church in Markham (a variation of the images in the text), and one image of the interior of a house on Markham Road and Lawrence (presumeably the Carmichael house).
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Log 2, page 50 : Stong farm, Edgeley, Ont. : chicken house.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a chicken house on the D. Stong farm, ca. 1816. Includes a caption pasted below the print that reads: "This was the original log house on the farm. It contained two rooms with a trap door to the cellar. It was later moved to its present location and converted into a chicken house. See Plate XI."
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Log 2, page 51 : Stong farm, Edgeley, Ont. : pig house.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a pig house on the D. Stong farm, ca. 1825. Includes a caption pasted below the print that reads: "The piggery on the Stong farm. See also Plate XI. It consisted of two long compartments separated by an interior log partition. In order to give the pigs some exercise during the cold winter a gallery ran the full length of the west side. This gallery was cantilevered out from the main building. AD. 1825."
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Log 2, page 55 : log house near Oxford Mills.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log house. Includes a caption pasted below the print that reads: "Near Oxford Mills. The combination of one window and a door is not typical."
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Log 2, page 64 : Mennonite meeting house near Edgeley.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a Mennonite meeting house near Edgeley, Ontario. Includes a caption pasted below the print that reads: "Mennonite Meeting House near Edgley [sic]. 1820. Referred to by Simcoe as Mennonists. Men and women sit separately and have separate entrances. Originally of log construction, now covered with siding."
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Octagonal construction in Ontario : B.5 and B.8.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of octagonal barns, one from Lefaives Corners, Ontario, and the other from Dufferin Street in Toronto, now in the Agricultural Museum, Milton. The "B.8" image is in both of the books, while the "B.5" image is only listed and described in the books.
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Octagonal construction in Ontario : deadhouses : D.1.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images from the Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bolton, Ontario. One image is of a deadhouse, and the other is of a list of rules for visitors to the cemetery. Both images are in the books.
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Octagonal construction in Ontario : deadhouses : D.7.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of a Richmond Hill vault. One image is a variation of an image in the books of the lantern.
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Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : H.1 and H.2.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of polygonal houses from Bowmanville Ontario, and near Cobden, Ontario. Neither image is in the books, but they are listed and described in both books.
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Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : H.3 and H.4.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of polygonal houses in Granton, Ontario and near Norval, Ontario. The image H.3 (Granton) is in the books, but the image H.4 (near Norval) is only listed and described in the books.
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Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : H.9 and H.10.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of octagonal houses. One image is of a house from Ameliasburg, Ontario, built by Owen Roblin ca. 1860. The other image is of a house from Bracebridge, Ontario, built for Henry James Bird ca. 1882. Both images are in the books.
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Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : H.16.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an octagonal house called Mountain View in Ameliasburgh, Ontario. The image is not in the books, but the property is listed and described in the books.
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Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : H.15.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a polygonal house from Simcoe, Ontario. The image is not in the book, but the property is listed and briefly described.
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Octagonal construction in Ontario : miscellaneous : M.9.
Parte de 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.
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Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : H.32.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an octagonal house from Ingersoll, Ontario.
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Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Brew House in Guelph.
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Decorative woodwork : house at Thornbury, 1880.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of a house with decorative woodwork on the gables and porch, identified as from "Thornburry [sic], ca. 1880".
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Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified frame building. Identified on the verso as "near Malton".
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Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an interior, identified on the verso as from Port Hope, Ont.
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Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified log cabin.
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Mill house on German Mills Creek, Region of York, Ont.
Parte de 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.
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Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a mill in Rockwood, Ontario.
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Octagonal building : Bracebridge.
Parte de 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].
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Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified church. Identified on the verso as from Paris, Ontario.
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Sheaves Tower near Doon : early attempt at hydro-electric power.
Parte de 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.].
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St. Andrews : Grimsby, 1820 AD.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the St. Andrews church in Grimsby, Ont., built ca. 1820.
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Wooden clockwork : old Peterborough town clock.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Three images of details of wooden clockwork. Identified on the verso as from the "old Peterborough town clock".
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Wooden ship ruins : Penetang, Ont.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the remnants of a wooden ship, identified on the verso as from Penetang, Ont.
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Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Woodstock Jail.
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Evan McIlraith house, near Hopetown, Lanark County, north of Brockville.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Evan McIlraith house, built ca. 1820-1840 near Hopetown, Lanark County, north of Brockville.
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Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a house in Lefaives Corners Ontario, built around 1870.
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Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a frame house on highway 2, near Trenton, Ontario.
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Log barn on a stone foundation.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log barn [near Argyle, Ont.] on a stone foundation.
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Abram Weber barn near Heidelberg.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of Abram Weber's barn, built in 1966 near Heidelberg, Ontario.
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Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of the West Montrose covered bridge.
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Bowmanville house : gable fretwork detail.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Three images of a Bowmanville, Ontario house. Includes one image of the front of the house (in the book), one image of a detail of the gable fretwork (in the book), and one image of the entire house from a further distance (not in the book).
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House near Mosport : gable fretwork.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the gable fretwork on a house near Mosport, Ontario.
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Scarborough house : gable and overhang fretwork.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of the gable fretwork on a Scarborough house.
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Trenton house : front wall view.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the front wall of a brick house in Trenton, Ontario.
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Richmond Hill vault : polygonal.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
4 images of the vault at Richmond Hill. One image is of the inside ceiling structure of the lantern (in the book), one image is of an exterior view of the lantern (in the book), one image is of an exterior view of the lantern (not in the book), and one image is of the back view of the entire vault (not in the book). Includes a note on the verso of some of the photographs that says "Thornhill".
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Privy at Welcome, Ont. : polygonal.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a polygonal privy at Welcome, Ont.
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Helliwell house, Toronto : mud brick house.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Helliwell mud brick house in Toronto.
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Dry rot : portion of the wall plate in the Sharon study.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log with dry rot, from a portion of the wall plate of a house in Sharon, built c. 1828.
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Keying and window frame details of a log house near Woodbridge.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of keying and window frame details of a log house near Woodbridge. Similar to the images in the books, but different views of the structure.
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Plank constructed house from the Pickering Museum.
Parte de 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).
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Parte de 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.
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Details from two barns at Upper Canada Village.
Parte de 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.
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Brougham museum, Pickering : log wall detail.
Parte de 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?].
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Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of handsplit lath, identified on the verso as from "Sharon" [Ontario], ca. 1828.
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French construction : Banwell house.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Banwell house, in Sandwich East Township near Windsor, Ontario.
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Log 1, page 2 : exterior wall treatment near Baysville.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an imitated "wooden" brick wall on a house near Baysville.
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Log 1, page 9 : Banwell house.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Banwell house, in Sandwich East Township near Windsor, Ontario.
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Log 1, page 11 : log barn on Lake Couchiching.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log barn on Lake Couchiching near the Rama Indian Reserve.
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Log 1, page 14 : Smith house, Edgeley, Ont.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Smith house, built ca.1808 in Edgeley, Ont., on Jane Street near Steeles around [196-?].
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Log 1, page 15 : log house near Argyle.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log house from near Argyle, Ontario.
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Log 1, page 17 : semi-octagonal house in Brampton : H.33.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a semi-octagonal house in Brampton on Main Street North ca. [196-?]. The image is not pictured in the books, but is listed and described.
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Log 1, page 25 : Samuel Frazer home near Midland.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Samual Frazer home near Midland, Ontario.
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Log 1, page 27 : log church near Wallenstein.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log church of the Evangelical United Brethern, near Wallenstein and Elmira, built ca. 1842 and closed ca. 1935.
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Log 1, page 30 : frame house in Brougham.
Parte de John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a frame house located in Brougham, with the fireplace projecting through the end wall.
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