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Description
The sitting room of the Rumford Mechanics Institute was a part of the educational, recreational, and leisure activity center created by Oxford Paper Company owner Hugh J. Chisholm. This room could be used for conversation and relaxation for the company's employees. Built in 1911, the building is still in use today.
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.
About This Item
- Title: Sitting Room, Mechanics Institute, Rumford, 1911
- Creator: University Press, Cambridge, Mass.
- Creation Date: 1911-11-09
- Subject Date: 1911-11-09
- Location: Rumford, Oxford County, ME
- Media: Booklet, ink on paper
- Object Type: Image
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- Mills
- Oxford Paper Company
- Paper
- Recreation
- Relaxation
- Rumford Mechanics Institute
- Sitting rooms
- Social activities
- Sports
For more information about this item, contact:
Greater Rumford Area Historical Society145 Congress Street, Rumford, ME 04276
(207) 364-2540
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