Forest Paper Co. workers on railbed, Yarmouth, ca. 1900
Contributed by Yarmouth Historical Society
Item 67647
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The spur tracks laid down below these men's feet allowed the transportation of wood as well as black ash from one building to another at the Forest Paper Company in Yarmouth.
These men probably managed black ash, which was a byproduct of pulp production.
Other Information
- Title: Forest Paper Co. workers on railbed, Yarmouth, ca. 1900
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Local Name: Third Falls
- Town: Yarmouth
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: Photograph
- Dimensions (cm): 10 x 16
- Local Code: 1997.46.4
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Yarmouth Historical Society
215 Main Street, PO Box 107, Yarmouth, ME 04096
(207) 846-6259
http://www.yarmouthmehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Pulp mills--Maine--Yarmouth
Forest Paper Company (Yarmouth, Me.)
Employees
Logs--Transportation
Paper industry
Lumber industry--Maine--Yarmouth
Sawmills--Maine--Yarmouth
Laborers
People
Other Keywords
Black Ash
Elm Street
Royal River
forest
mills
paper
poplar
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