Steam-powered shovel, Portland Company, ca. 1920

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Steam-powered shovel, Portland Company, ca. 1920

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"An early steam-powered shovel was brought into the shop for repairs, or perhaps for the fabrication of a new boiler or shovel bucket." --Fletcher, David H. "The Portland Company 1846-1982." Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub., 2002. 127.

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About This Item

  • Title: Steam-powered shovel, Portland Company, ca. 1920
  • Creation Date: circa 1920
  • Subject Date: circa 1920
  • Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
  • Media: Photographic print
  • Local Code: Coll. 242, Box 40b Folder 16/69
  • Collection: Portland Company records
  • Object Type: Image

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