Upper Island Cove Root Cellar 6, shed exterior front

Root cellar located in Upper Island Cove owned by Graham and Margaret Parsons. Built in early 1900s and was used until the early 1960s. It is no longer maintained and the interior has started to collapse. The Parsons grew carrot, potato, cabbage and parsnip and maintained a herd of cattle. Vegetable...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Braye, Crystal, Crane, Nathan, Crane, May
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Migration/settlement
Objects
Architecture
building and construction
Buildings
Outbuildings
Root cellars
Newfoundland
Upper Island
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_nature/id/500
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Summary:Root cellar located in Upper Island Cove owned by Graham and Margaret Parsons. Built in early 1900s and was used until the early 1960s. It is no longer maintained and the interior has started to collapse. The Parsons grew carrot, potato, cabbage and parsnip and maintained a herd of cattle. Vegetables were stored in the cellar for consumption by immediate family, which included two parents, two grandparents, and nine children.

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