Lounging Room, Mechanics Institute, Rumford, 1911

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Lounging Room, Mechanics Institute, Rumford, 1911

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Description

The lounging room in the Mechanics Institute was intended for relaxation and social time for the working men of Rumford. Oxford Paper Company owner Hugh Chisholm created the Mechanics Institute to ensure that there was a place for recreation and education for the people of the community.

The photograph was published in a "Mechanics Institute, Rumford, Maine" booklet handed out at the building's ribbon cutting on November 9, 1911. It was published by University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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About This Item

  • Title: Lounging Room, Mechanics Institute, Rumford, 1911
  • Creator: University Press, Cambridge, Mass.
  • Creation Date: 1911-11-09
  • Subject Date: 1911-11-09
  • Town: Rumford
  • County: Oxford
  • State: ME
  • Media: booklet/ink on paper
  • Object Type: Image

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Greater Rumford Area Historical Society
145 Congress Street, Rumford, ME 04276
(207) 364-2540

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