Orphan boys shoveling coal, Fairfield, ca. 1900
Contributed by L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes
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Orphan Boys shoveling coal from a train coal car to a wagon at Good Will Home, an orphanage in Hinckley, Fairfield.
The boys moved the coal from the railroad siding on campus to the campus buildings that were heated by coal.
Good Will Home was founded in 1889.
Other Information
- Title: Orphan boys shoveling coal, Fairfield, ca. 1900
- Creator: Good Will Home Association
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Local Name: Hinckley
- Town: Fairfield
- County: Somerset
- State: ME
- Media: Black and White Photographic Print
- Dimensions (cm): 21 x 27
- Local Code: 2004-53
- Collection: Good Will Home Association
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes
Route 201, Hinckley, ME 04944
(207) 238-4250
http://www.gwh.org
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LC Subject Headings
Coal--Maine--Fairfield
Schools--Maine--Fairfield
Good Will Hinckley Home for Boys and Girls (Fairfield, Me.)--People
Orphanages--Maine--Fairfield
Orphans--Maine
Good Will Hinckley Home for Boys and Girls (Fairfield, Me.)--Social aspects
Other Keywords
coal
coal car
delivery wagon
fuel
jigger wagon
orphanages
orphans
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