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Construction materials, building hardware, and fittings — Continued 



ing Officer's Quarters show painted surfaces. Tliese are pink on wliite 

 (No. 1542) and pinli on white over pink on white (No. 15G0/3) ; gray 

 green over yellow (No. 1561/2) ; gray green over white (No. 1563) ; 

 yellow over gray green (No. 1564) ; yellow on green on white (No. 1544) ; 

 green on white (No. 1.541) ; brown ou white (No. 1540) ; and uncolored 

 white. It is impossible to correlate these colors with the wall decora- 

 tions mentioned by de Trobriand, and it is probable that some of the 

 colors represent subsequent redecorating of the rooms (de Trobriand, 

 1951 a, p. 340). The lime plaster, like the fired bricks, was doubtless 

 obtained on contract, from St. Louis. 



Boards (Nos. 1616, 1625, 1626, 1754). Various specimens of plain and 

 tongue-aud-groove wooden boards (some damaged by fire) ; various di- 

 mensions. 



Shingle (No. 1629). Fragment; apparently cedar. 



Wooden molding (Nos. 1615, 1627, 1628). Various specimens of moldings; 

 clear white pine. 



Boor (No. 1751). Clear white pine (66 by 28 by 1% inches). Four panels. 

 The door is fastened wholly with wooden dowels. 



Door sills (No. 1753/1-2). Cottonwood sills of local manufacture. One 

 is much worn through use. 



Windoto casing (No. 1752). One portion of clear white pine, window cas- 

 ing (No, 1754/17) is of particular interest in view of original markings 

 preserved on it. This was obtained at the site of the Commanding Officer's 

 Quarters, and bears two painted stencils — one the name of the manu- 

 facturer of the millwork, the other the address to which the millwork 

 was shipped. The first stencil reads, in part: "The / Market Street 

 Planing Mill / Philibert, Branconier & [Cole ? illegiMe] ... St. Louis, 

 Mo." It is known from St. Louis city directories that the firm of Ben- 

 jamin Philibert and David Branconier were in the millwork business 

 there as eai'ly as the year 1857. The name of Nelson Cole first appears 

 as a member of the firm in 1866. A successor to the original owners, 

 known as the William C. Frye Manufacturing Company, appeared in 

 these directories as late as 1913 (information from the Missouri His- 

 torical Society, St. Louis, Apr. 9, 1952). The second stencil referred to, 

 reads "A[cting]. A[ssistaut]. Q[uarter]. M[aster]./Ft. Stevenson / 

 D[akota] T[erritory]." Dakota Territory was established in 1861, and 

 was succeeded by the States of North and South Dakota, admitted in 

 1889. Since the millwork of which this is a part was shipped to a rep- 

 resentative of the Quartermaster Department, and during the military 

 occupation of the post, which ended in 1883, it is probable that this is 

 actually a portion of the original millwork used in the Commanding Offi- 

 cer's Quarters, and belongs to the period of 1867. 



Roofing (No. 1416). Fragment; galvanized iron. 



Cutter (No. 1629) . Fragment ; tin with shingle fragment attached. 



Glass, icindoiP (Nos. 39, 76, 97, 172, 210, 310, 333, 412, 413, 472-474, 551, 

 935, 1191, 1318, 1470, 1533, 1578, 1745, 1773, 1816, 1844). Numerous lots of 

 fragmentary window glass; specimens are available from each individual 

 site excavated, including both of the latrines. Much of this appears to be 

 the older, thinner window glass (ca. -is inch in thickness). A few speci- 

 mens are of thicker dimension, possibly of more recent date (e.g.. No. 

 551/78). Much of the glass collected shows evidence of fire damage. 

 Glass not so affected was doubtless shattered, without other damage, at the 

 time of the burning of the buildings. 



