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Plate XIX. Measured Drawing of the Riel House at St. Vital, Manitoba.

In this typical Canadian-style dwelling, note how ends of the second-floor joists in the left half of the structure (feature 21) rest on a wall log that acts as a lintel for a door and a window. In the right half of the building, the ends of the second-floor joists (feature 2) extend through a wall log that rests on a lintel.

Riel House, As-Found Measured Drawings, Drawing No. 12 (Exterior Elevations), February 1970. Courtesy of National Historic Sites Service, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, National and Historic Parks Branch, Engineering and Architectural Division, Ottawa. (click on image for an enlargement in a new window)

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Plate XX. Gable-Roofed Buildings at Fort Carlton, 1871.

Of particular interest is the method of enclosing the end of the gable. Evidently the vertical boards are without battens, although it is difficult to be certain. Note also the typical style of painting window sash and trim.

From The Beaver Outfit 290 (Winter, 1959): [7].

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Plate XXI. Door on West End of Warehouse at Fort St. James, B. C.

National Park Service photograph by J. A. Hussey, September 1967.

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Plate XXII. A Hudson's Bay Company Indian Trade Shop During the 1840s.

From R. M. Ballantyne, Hudson Bay.

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Plate XXIII. Restored Trade Shop at Lower Port Garry NHP.

Although not specifically an Indian shop, this general store resembled in many ways the typical place of barter with the natives. Note the angled counter to reduce the space available for customers, the rough plank floors, the exposed ceiling beams, and the counter scale. The range of goods offered for sale, however, is somewhat different than that to be found in an Indian shop.

Courtesy of National Historic Sites Service, Ottawa.

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Plate XXIV. Storeroom in Restored Trade Shop at Lower Fort Garry NHP.

Although most of the items shown were not used in trading with the native fur-gatherers, the general appearance of this room probably reflects conditions in the storerooms of Indian trade shops.

Courtesy of National Historic Sites Service, Ottawa.

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