The Rosetown General Photograph Collection spans approximately ten decades of the history of Rosetown and district, consisting of photographs taken by and collected by the Rosetown Centennial Library Archives.
The Powell house atop the semi trailer, ready to move to its new location 2.5 miles south of Rosetown. The house was moved by W. Ross Thompson, basement and all.
Transporting the Powell farm house across Eagle Creek. When W. Ross Thompson bought the farm home of Bill Powell (located 1 mile north of Eagle Creek) following the sale of the Powell land to the Hutterite colony, he moved it to his own farm, two miles south of town. The whole structure weighed 225 tons.
The Powell house raised up on blocks in preparation to move to its new location. The house was bought and moved by W. Ross Thompson in October of 1971.