Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Postcard, Picture |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Accession number |
OMC 1985.008 |
Catalog Number |
OMC 1985.008.113 |
Title |
Barn Raising |
Photographer |
Skinner, Jim |
Description |
Black and white photo postcard of a barn under construction. The frame is finished and it is sitting on the foundation with many windows. The postcard is unused. |
Provenance |
Photo was taken by Jim Skinner on the Skinner farm, Lot 14, Concession 6, Dawn Township, Lambton County. The men working in th fields are his brothers, George and Jack. The little girls in some of the pictures are his nieces, Helen and Jean McAlpine. Jim took the photos with the camera that was given to him by Dawn Telephone Company. He probably audited their books. He developed the photos himself. |
Print Size |
14cm x 8.9cm |
Search Terms |
Barn Barn Raising Dawn Township Farm Silo |
People |
Skinner, Jim |
Place |
Dawn Township, Ontario |