The Bell Farm 1882-2005

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1880s - Sioux Encampment near Indian Head
1880s - Sioux Encampment near Indian Head

Similar to teepees at the Bell Farm in the 1880s and 90s - these teepees are located on the Assiniboine / Carry the Kettle First Nation.

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1882 - Original Bell Farm Plan
1882 - Original Bell Farm Plan

Original 1882 Bell Farm Plan - by surveyor Henry Carre

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1882 - Bell Farm Plan - with added colour
1882 - Bell Farm Plan - with added colour

The layout for the Bell Farm included a zig-zag pattern along the east and west sides after the squatter settlement was concluded.

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1883 - Round stone Bell Barn and farm machinery
1883 - Round stone Bell Barn and farm machinery

Photo by Hall and Lowe, Winnipeg - Photographer: Hall and Lowe, Winnipeg photographers

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1883 - Bell Farm House and Barn, with stookes in the foreground
1883 - Bell Farm House and Barn, with stookes in the foreground

Photo by Hall and Lowe, Winnipeg

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1883 - Bell Farm House and Barn, with stookes in the foreground
1883 - Bell Farm House and Barn, with stookes in the foreground

Sketch based on photo by photographers Hall and Low

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1883 - Close-up view of the round stone Bell Barn
1883 - Close-up view of the round stone Bell Barn

Photo by Hall and Lowe, Winnipeg

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1883 - Close-up view of the Bell Farmhouse
1883 - Close-up view of the Bell Farmhouse

Photo by Hall and Lowe, Winnipeg - Major Bell stands in the doorway, flanked by to other men.

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1883 - Detail of the Bell Barn
1883 - Detail of the Bell Barn
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1883 (ca) - Typical Bell Farm stone cottage and barn
1883 (ca) - Typical Bell Farm stone cottage and barn

Photo by A.B. Thom, Winnipeg, Manitoba

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1883 (ca.) - Two typical Bell Farm wooden cottages
1883 (ca.) - Two typical Bell Farm wooden cottages

Photo by A.B.Thom, Winnipeg, Manitoba

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1884 - Round stone Bell Barn with horses and farm workers
1884 - Round stone Bell Barn with horses and farm workers

Photo: McCord Museum, Notman Collection: V1388 - taken 1884

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1884 - Bell Farm from south
1884 - Bell Farm from south

Photo: McCord Museum, Notman Collection: V1386 - taken 1884

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1884 - Bell Farmhouse detail
1884 - Bell Farmhouse detail

Photo: McCord Museum, Notman Collection: V1385 - taken 1884 - Bell Farm headquarters stone house in 1884, from the northeast.

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1884 - Drawing of the Bell Farm hedquarters by T.H. Thomas
1884 - Drawing of the Bell Farm hedquarters by T.H. Thomas

Thomas visited the Bell Farm along with members of the British Association on Oct. 25, 1884

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1884 - Drawing of the Bell Farm and telephone lines, facing northwest
1884 - Drawing of the Bell Farm and telephone lines, facing northwest
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1884 - View of the Bell Farm from the east
1884 - View of the Bell Farm from the east

Photo: McCord Museum, Notman Collection: V1387 - taken 1884 - The Bell Farm headquarters, north of Indian Head, as seen from the east.

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1905 (?) - Brass door knobs from the Bell Farmhouse
1905 (?) - Brass door knobs from the Bell Farmhouse

These door knobs were salvaged by the Holden family before the house was demolished. They were donated by Eleanor Holden to the Bell Barn Society on April 28, 2010.

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1907 - Door Knobs - Lyons Design No. 7 / 11
1907 - Door Knobs - Lyons Design No. 7 / 11

This is an extract of the 1907 United States Steel Company catalogue, promoting its Lyons door knobs and escutcheon plates.

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1910 - McDermid Farmhouse and Bell Farm Cottage # 4
1910 - McDermid Farmhouse and Bell Farm Cottage # 4

L-R: View of the new McDermid / McDermaid brick farmhouse (built c.1906); old Bell Farm Cottage # 4 (built 1882-83); two smaller buildings, including possibly the barn associated with the Cottage.

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1910s - Bell / Campkin Farmhouse
1910s - Bell / Campkin Farmhouse

The Campkin family lived here from about 1903 until 1910.

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1910s - The stone Bell / Campkin Farm Residence
1910s - The stone Bell / Campkin Farm Residence

Harry Campkin and family lived here from about 1903 until 1910 - Bell Farmhouse c1903-1910 - Harry Campkin Residence - with new fence and verandah

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1909 (ca.) - Bell / Campkin Farm Residence, hedge and fence
1909 (ca.) - Bell / Campkin Farm Residence, hedge and fence

View of the Bell Farmhouse (far left) and of the Bell Farm round barn (far right - hardly visible) during the years when the Campkin family owned the property.

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1920s - Frank Holden family
1920s - Frank Holden family

The Holden family lived in the stone Farmhouse from about 1949 until about 1959

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1923 - Bell Barn converted for use as a cattle barn
1923 - Bell Barn converted for use as a cattle barn

Photo taken in 1923 - By the 1920s, the home portion of the Bell Farm had been acquired by the Holden family.

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1923 - Carriage and Cattle by the Barn on the Holden Dairy Farm
1923 - Carriage and Cattle by the Barn on the Holden Dairy Farm

Photo taken in 1923 - The northern segment of the Bell-Holden Dairy Farm photograph, showing part of the round stone barn, some of the frame outbuildings, a horse and rider, farm equipment, a covered buggy, and some cattle.

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1923 - Holden (Bell) Farmhouse
1923 - Holden (Bell) Farmhouse

Photo donated by Connie (Bell) MacCrimmon - B.F. Holden bought the Bell Farmhouse and accompanying lands in 1917.

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1930s - Edwin and Marguerite Haid - Bell /Holden Farm neighbours
1930s - Edwin and Marguerite Haid - Bell /Holden Farm neighbours

The Haid family lived on a farm located just south of the Bell Farm headquarters from 1935 until 1949.

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1944 - Bell Farm Cottages 6 & 7 - Mrs. Irene Margaret (W.H.) Martin
1944 - Bell Farm Cottages 6 & 7 - Mrs. Irene Margaret (W.H.) Martin

Mrs. Irene Martin outside her home - two Bell Farm Cottages linked with a common central hallway. They moved here around 1925-26.

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1944 - Bell Farm Cottages 6 & 7 - Martin-Willerth House - exterior
1944 - Bell Farm Cottages 6 & 7 - Martin-Willerth House - exterior

Two Bell Farm Cottages linked with a common hallway and central entry below the dormer.

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The photos in this section will deal with overall historic views of the Bell Farm from the time of its establishment in 1882 through its evolution into small family-sized farms in the 1890s and after.  These images may show farming operations, like seeding and harvesting, various farm buildings, construction and other activities.  It concludes with the incorporation of the Bell Barn into a well-landscaped acreage late in the 20th century.

 

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