- AG2.012
- Item
- 1907
Small shack, covered with tarpaper, wooden walkway, stones along side, stovepipe, banked with dirt, pot on dirt, broom against door, towels on clothesline.
Small shack, covered with tarpaper, wooden walkway, stones along side, stovepipe, banked with dirt, pot on dirt, broom against door, towels on clothesline.
First United Church in Rosetown and manse. Photo by Ward Studios.
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.
Rear view of the Powell house as it sits lifted ready to move.
The Powell house mid-move with some of the equipment that made it possible in the forefront of the photo.
The Powell house mid-move with some of the equipment that made it possible in the forefront of the photo.
Herman Holler standing in front of wooden shack; barrels scattered, chimney pipe protruding from the roof. Prairie background. Wood branches in teepee stack in background.
Three teams of horses hitched to a small frame house preparing to drag it on snow. Three men are holding the reins. Dog in front.
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.