Cement Barn On The Fred Russell Farm
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- Material Type
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1890
- Accession No.
- 19770232002
- Physical Description
- 3 Black and white photographs
- Scope and Content
- A closeup of Alex Johnston examining a cement barn on the Fred Russell Farm.
- Material Type
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1890
- Physical Description
- 3 Black and white photographs
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- History Biographical
- The barn appears to have been constructed from a bed of fossilized oyster shells found in the vicinity of Glenwood. The shellswas heated until the calcium found in the shell turned to crude cement. See attached for further information on the material of the barns. Photographer Ken Liddell.
- Acquisition Source
- Johnston Alexander
- Scope and Content
- A closeup of Alex Johnston examining a cement barn on the Fred Russell Farm.
- Access Restrictions
- Public Access
- Accession No.
- 19770232002
- Collection
- Archive
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