Back of Ducey root cellar

• 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

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.