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Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Item ID# |
A2010.029.002 |
Object Name |
Image, Digital |
Title |
Barn and windmill, circa 1916 : concession 3, lot 11 |
Date |
circa 1916 |
Description |
Digital image of a barn and windmill located on Lot 11, Concession 3, Saugeen Township. Several cows and a few horses are partially visible in the foreground (gathered outside the barn). This property was owned by Jacob Schwass. The following information was provided by the donor: "The patches on the [barn] roof show where the family punched holes in the roof in order to chain the rafters to the beams. The mill turned a shaft which was geared to a line shaft which ran the length of the barn, and powered a variety of farm equipment. [Most power mills of this kind were destroyed during the Good Friday storm of 1913, which this barn survived]. Daniel Schwass, son of Jacob Schwass, is shown in this image [partially visible standing in the lower level of the barn]. He climbed the 90 foot mast of the mill to turn it out of the wind during the storm, which likely saved both the mill and the barn." |
Physical Description |
1 photograph (TIF) : black and white ; 11.8 MB (600 dpi, 2979 x 4173 pixels) + 1 identification key 1 photograph : black and white negative ; 3.5 x 4 cm (35 mm) |
Medium |
Digital - .TIFF |
Restrictions on Use |
Copyright is expired. |
Places |
Saugeen Township |
People |
Schwass Family Schwass, Jacob Schwass, Daniel |
Search Terms & Subjects |
Barns Farm life Farms Storms Wind power |