- Begin by examining the image below whose reconstruction will be the objective of the puzzle.
- Press the Scramble button in order to mix up the tiles randomly.
- Re-assemble the tiles in their correct order by relocating the tiles in pairs. This is done by first single-clicking on a tile. Then, after single-clicking on any second tile, the two tiles will swap their positions. If you need some help, you can click on the Show/Hide Hint button to display the original image. Moreover, the Show/Hide Errors button will indicate the misplaced tiles.
- When all the tiles are back in their original locations, you will be notified.
- Finally, if you press the I Give Up! button, the misplaced tiles will be relocated to their correct position.
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Interior of combined china and footwear store,
decorated for Christmas, ca. 1902,
Midland, Ontario, Canada.
The picture was taken by John W. Bald, a photographer who spent much of his life in Midland
and produced a photographic record of the community that spans more than 50 years,
Household china and footwear. What an odd combination of products for a single store!
There must be an interesting story behind this retailing approach.
National Archives of Canada, Negative PA-177355
Acknowledgement: Thanks to Yves Beaudoin (Webpraxis Consulting Ltd.)
for coming up with the idea and developing the Perl scripts for this puzzle.
Alwynne B. Beaudoin (bluebulrush@gmail.com)
Latest update: December 3 2011