Back of Ducey root cellar

Exterior photo of back of root cellar located just east of Keels owned by Alphonsus "Phonse" Ducey and John Ducey. The cellar was originally built by Kenneth Mesh in the late 1940s/early 1950s. The cellar was measured and documented by Keels Field School 2012. The cellar was historically u...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Catherwood, Kristin
Other Authors: Mesh, Roland, 1933 -; Ducey, Alphonsus "Phonse", 1946 -, Roland Mesh, b. 1933, spent much of his life working on "lake boats" in the Great Lakes of Ontario and the northern United States. He is now retired and lives in Keels; Alphonsus "Phonse" Ducey, b. 1946, is one of two remaining inshore fishermen in Keels.
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Migration/settlement
Objects
Buildings
Root cellars
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_en/id/116
Description
Summary:Exterior photo of back of root cellar located just east of Keels owned by Alphonsus "Phonse" Ducey and John Ducey. The cellar was originally built by Kenneth Mesh in the late 1940s/early 1950s. The cellar was measured and documented by Keels Field School 2012. The cellar was historically used to store homegrown vegetables, and is now used to store small quantities of store-bought produce. Photo taken from behind the root cellar facing north. Photo shows support logs and profusion of vegetation growing out of the turf insulating layer of the cellar.

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