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Three-pages of short articles from Volume II, No. 5 (February , 1974) issue of "American Folklife," a monthly newspaper devoted to the American culture published by the American Folklife Society. First article, appearing entirely on page 2 and titled "Nicles Keim, Merchant," gives a brief history of Nicles Keim, third son of John Keim by his first wife
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Color photographic print showing detail of the southwest perspective view of the Keim ancillary building during restoration of the southeastern gable wall window. Details include: brick segmental relieving arches; random rubble masonry.
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Color photographic print showing detail of the south elevation view of the Keim ancillary building. Note that the eastern range of the Keim Federal era addition to the 1753 house and 1930s porch can be seen in the left of this photo. Details include: brick segmental relieving arch; 19th-century paneled shutters above porch
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Northwest perspective view of the c. 1753 Jacob Keim house from Historic American Buildings Survey Photograph. Description: This view from photo, HABS PA #1039, shows: the pent roof on its original cantilevered “outlooker” supports on the northern eaves wall, with projecting “flashing course” protecting joint between shingles and house-wall [left]; the ga
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Color photographic print showing a detail of a northeast perspective view of the Keim Barn. Details include: random-rubble masonry, forebay.
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Frame # 15 of 16 (2-17) from 35mm color negatives, all various views of the buildings on the Jacob Keim Farmstead. East gable elevation of Keim house with 20th-century Victorian-style porch on south eaves wall [left edge of photo], capped and parged chimney, and alternating "quoin" stone corner pier. This gable wall terminates the early addition to the 1
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Frame # 16 of 16 (2-17) from 35mm color negatives, Keim ancillary building, north gable end, from a set of various views of the buildings on the Jacob Keim Farmstead. Gable-end elevation view of Keim ancillary building. Details include: random-rubble masonry, brick relieving arches, casement windows, wall-plate ties at eaves level of gable-end.
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Frame #5 of 16 (2-17) from 35mm color negatives, Keim ancillary building, ground-floor gable-end "Dutch" door, from a set of various views of the buildings on the Jacob Keim Farmstead. Keim ancillary building gable-end doorway. Details include: random-rubble masonry, brick relieving arch, brick infill, two-leaf (Dutch) door, oak jambs and lintel.
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Digital image of Keim Barn from original photographic print showing gable-hooded doorway. Details include: non-period door and hardware, gabled doorway hood. Origianl HABS caption for the image is as follows: "DETAIL VIEW OF HOODED DOOR." Data sheets for HABS images (KBPH1--1002.01.029 & KBPH2--1002.01.030) associated with the Keim Barn appear in
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Background text accompanying Historical American Buildings Survey photographs. Two pages of text describe Location and Caption Information for Keim Barn. For full text refer to additional image or MULTIMEDIA LINKS. Also see MULTIMEDIA LINKS for associated HABS photographs of Keim House & Cabin. See catalog records KBPH 1--1002.01.029 & KBPH2--1002.01.
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Clipping from an unknown newspaper showing the Keim Ancillary Building (formerly called a "cabin" under the speculation that it had been a Keim "settler's" dwelling preceding the 1753 house) and including a very brief history of the building. Later research determined a construction date of c.1753 and a determination that it was a multi-function farmstead "a
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Digital image of Keim ancillary building (formerly called a “Cabin”) from original photographic print from a HABS survey. Details include: random-rubble masonry, brick relieving arch, casement window, central chimney, two-leaf (Dutch) door, 19th century dovecote and slate roof. Original HABS caption for the image is as follows: "Historic American Buildin
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Keim ancillary workshop structure, halftone image from photo, with descriptive caption, published in the "Dutchman," Winter, 1954, page 18. Brick arches shown are "relieving" elements when properly constructed to transfer structural loads to the masonry abutments flanking the door and windows. Stonework is laid in random-rubble masonry method. Detail
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Digital image of Keim ancillary workshop building from original photographic print showing south gable elevation and eastern eaves wall. Details include: random-rubble masonry, brick relieving arches, casement window, central chimney, two-leaf ("Dutch") door, 19th century Dovecote [or Bell tower?] and slate roof Original HABS caption for the image is a
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Frame # 6 of 16 (2-17) from 35mm color negatives, all various views of the buildings on the Jacob Keim Farmstead. Southeast perspective view of Keim house and ancillary building (cabin). 20th-century Victorian-style porch on house. Record Updated February, 2021, Laurence Ward
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Frame # 2 of 16 (2-17) from 35mm color negatives, Farmhouse and Cabin, from a set of various views of the buildings on the Jacob Keim Farmstead. Southwest perspective view of Keim house and ancillary building; 1930s Victorian-style porch on house; southern gable-end and re-tiled roof of ancillary multi-function structure (right). The porch and overgrown s
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Keim House 1/2 page halftone image from photo, with paragraph of descriptive caption; published in "The Dutchman," Winter 1954, page 22. The 2d story doorway did not open to a 2d story porch, as suggested in the photo caption, but led to a balcony or “gallery”, which was reproduced in the 2012-2013 restoration campaign. Issue also contains similar entry
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Frame # 9 of 16 (2-17) from 35mm color negatives, all various views of the buildings on the Jacob Keim Farmstead. Southwest perspective view of Keim house and ancillary building; 1930s Pagoda-style roofed porch on house. The porch, from the 1930s until removed in 2011, concealed a rare set of architectural details: a cellar-vent and welled-window in the g
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Digital image of portions of pages 32 and 33 of "Stay at Home and Use Me Well: Flax & Fleece: Fiber to Fabric," published by Kitty Bell Walter and Ron Walter in cooperation with The National Museum of the American Coverlet , Bedford, PA, 2010. The book is a 129-page exhibition catalog for the collection of Kitty Bell Walter and Ron Walter displayed at the Co
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Photo and sketch of the Keim multi-purpose ancillary structure [formerly considered a “Cabin”] from an article written by James A. Lewars, entitled "Pennsylvania German Kicked Roofs," published on page 12 in the Winter, 1981 issue of the ‘Historical Review of Berks County." Image and text from the original article focus on the techniques used in the construc
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One-page article with photograph from page 2 of April 1973 issue of "American Folklife," newsletter of the American Folklife Society. Article briefly discusses Colonial American Folklife Fair held at Keim Homestead, During Memorial Day weekend of 1973. At the time this article was written Keim Farmstead was owned by American Folklife Society.
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Frame # 13 of 16 (2-17) from 35mm color negatives, all various views of the buildings on the Jacob Keim Farmstead. Northeast perspective view of Keim house with unceiled pent roof [with original framing] on north eaves wall [right third of photo]. Other details include: non-period chevron-pattern Dutch door in original (western) bays [right third of phot
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Color photographic print showing a northeast perspective view of the Keim Outhouse. Portion of the Keim barn can be seen in the right of the photo.
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Frame # 14 of 16 (2-17) from 35mm color negatives, all various views of the buildings on the Jacob Keim Farmstead. View of Keim house (right half of photo); ancillary building (formerly called a "cabin"), elevation view of the north gable-end, left third of photo; and Barn, left background. Details include: Sod-covered arched ["barrel-vaulted"] root ["c
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