Monson Maine Slate Company, Monson Pond crew, ca. 1880
Contributed by Monson Historical Society
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Depicted in this image are the Monson Maine Slate Company workers from the Monson Pond Quarry having the annual photo taken.
The First man on the left has a drill, the third man from the left is holding the drill bits,the fourth man is splitting slate, and the fifth and sixth men were slate splitters who are making the slate roof tiles. The eighth man is also splitting the slate. The tools that the men were holding indicates which jobs they likely performed in the quarry.
Other Information
- Title: Monson Maine Slate Company, Monson Pond crew, ca. 1880
- Creation Date: circa 1880
- Subject Date: circa 1880
- Town: Monson
- County: Piscataquis
- State: ME
- Media: Photo
- Dimensions (cm): 16.9 x 21.5
- Local Code: MHS-110-024
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Monson Historical Society
PO Box 173, Guilford, ME 04443
(207) 876-3073
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LC Subject Headings
Laborers--Maine--Monson
People associated with manual labor--Maine--Monson
Quarrying--Maine--Monson
Group portraits
Slate quarrying--Maine--Monson
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