Fireplace, Pooler Mansion, Skowhegan, 1940

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Fireplace, Pooler Mansion, Skowhegan, 1940

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Hand-carved wood trim was one of the features of the Pooler mansion in Skowhegan, occupied by Margaret Chase Smith from her marriage to Clyde Smith in 1930 until she sold the house in 1945.

The house had eight fireplaces, many with elaborate hand carving and tiled frames and hearths.

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About This Item

  • Title: Fireplace, Pooler Mansion, Skowhegan, 1940
  • Creator: G. Herbert Whitney
  • Creation Date: 1940
  • Subject Date: 1940
  • Location: Skowhegan, Somerset County, ME
  • Media: Photographic print
  • Dimensions: 12 cm x 17 cm
  • Local Code: Coll. 553, No. 2
  • Collection: George Herbert Whitney interesting interviews : photographs
  • Object Type: Image

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