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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 details of the south elevation view of the Keim House and southwest gable wall of ancillary structure. Details include: brick relieving arch, chevron door, portion of 1930s porch.
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Color photographic print showing detail of the south elevation view of the Keim House. Note that portions of the Keim Cabin, Keim Barn, and Keim Outhouse (right) can be seen in this photo. Details include: chevron door, brick relieving arch, 1930s porch.
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Color photographic print showing detail of a southwest perspective view of the Keim House. Note that the re-tiled roof of the Keim ancillary building can be seen along the right margin of the photo. Details include: 1930s porch on south eaves wall and west gable wall, both grossly distorting the original proportions, massing, fenestration, and concealing
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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 # 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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Image #1, Frame # 10 of 16 (2-17) from 35mm color negatives, all various views of the buildings on the Jacob Keim Farmstead. Northwest perspective view of Keim house with 20th-century Victorian-style porch on gable end [SEE KHPH13--1002.01.057, and KHPH9--1002.01.044, showing the west gable wall in the late 19th century and very early 20th century without
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Series of 19 images showing perspective views of the Keim House and other dwellings, detail views depicting evidence of an early plastered cove cornice on the Keim house, and other related photos, including images of houses built during the same quarter-century period as the Keim house and earlier English antecedents displaying plastered cove cornices. I
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Series of 50 digital photographs depicting the removal of the c. 1930s porch from the Keim House {q}. 1. {q} Image #47 is a panoramic view of the Keim farmstead, a c. 1930, photo taken by Amandus D. Moyer, and is used with the generous permission of the photographer's granddaughter Susan Harvin. Note the absence of a porch on the west gable wall. The
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Series of 71 digital photographs showing restoration and reconstruction of stone steps and wooden cellar cap ("bulkhead") and doors for the Keim House cellar entry. Thus far no evidence has been found for the existence of timber framing for an early door, or a "pintle"(a) attachment sites in the mortar joints, or other structure sheltering the stone-arche
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Series of 6 digital photos showing restoration of the early grade south of the Jacob Keim House; a field notes drawing of the elevations of this area before re-grading, with commentary, appears in record KR11FN1--1002.01.087. Removal of the 20th-century porch [see archive record KR11PH3] uncovered a mixture of soil and gravel in-fill between the stone pie
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Digital image of Keim House from original photographic print showing south elevation. Original structure includes two 2d story windows at left, balcony door above original kitchen door [center], chimney, and other original architectural details concealed by 1930s porch. Original HABS caption for the image is as follows: "Historic American Buildings Surv
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Frame #8 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 with 20th-century Victorian-style porch on house [SEE KHPH13--1002.01.057, and KHPH9--1002.01.044, showing the west gable wall in the late 19th century and very early 20th century without a porch. KH
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Digital image of Keim House and ancillary building that provided workshop space for wood turning and storage for farmstead activities, from original photographic print showing a southwest perspective view. Replicated Victorian-style porch, wrapping along west gable wall and south eaves wall and set on stone piers butted against original foundation masonry,
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Color photographic print showing southwest perspective view of the Keim House during restoration of rotted rake ["barge"] boards and molding across gable. Details include: scaffolding; 1930s porch on south eaves wall and west gable wall; pedimented gable. Laurence Ward, updated March, 2021
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c. 1990 color photographic print showing southwest perspective view of the Keim House during restoration of rotted rake [“barge”] boards and pediment molding in gable. Portions of the ancillary building [formerly called “Keim Cabin”] and 20th century Barn can be seen to the right in photo. Brick relieving arches, iron-grilled cellar vents, stone-arched cella
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The caption to image #1 as it appeared on page 2 of "American Folklife," (Vol. II, No. 5, February, 1974) the quarterly of the American Folklife Society, published by Richard Shaner, states in part: "This early photograph of the Lobachsville Keim Manor{1} house was taken in 1912 by the Reading Eagle. The couple on the extreme right are Mr. and Mrs. Shade, re
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Frame # 11 of 16 (#2-#17) from 35mm color negatives, all various views of the buildings on the Jacob Keim Farmstead. This view show an example of excessive foliage concealing the unique set of Germanic architectural features that would, a few decades later, earn the house and adjacent ancillary workshop National Historic Landmark status. The only discern
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