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Rosetown General Photograph Collection
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.
Photos of various houses and housing developments in Rosetown, collected by Frank Glass.
Photos of Zealandia people and places post-1918.
Unique and interesting photos from the Rosetown area.
The Powell house mid-move with members of its moving crew standing around it. W. Ross Thompson moved the house.
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.
Moving the Powell farm house, basement and all, a feat which had never been done here before.
Some of the excavation work behind the transport of the Powell house. Unclear if this is at the old or present location of the house.
Side view of the Powell house as it sits on the semi trailer ready to move.
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.
Rear view of the Powell house as it sits lifted ready to move.
Moving the Powell farm house with basement intact across the Eagle Creek bridge. This was the most difficult part of the journey.
The Powell farm house approaching the Eagle Creek bridge.
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.
Front view of the Powell house as it sits lifted up and ready to move.