108-millimeter howitzer shell production
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Item 8690
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"The Portland Company made tens of thousands of these brass 108-millimeter howitzer shell casings for the war effort in 1917-1918. These men are machining the casings to government specifications in the machine shop." -- Fletcher, David H. 'The Portland Company 1846-1982.' Charleston, S.C. : Arcadia Pub., 2002. 114.
Other Information
- Title: 108-millimeter howitzer shell production
- Creation Date: circa 1917
- Subject Date: circa 1917
- Town: Portland
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: Photoprint
- Dimensions (cm): 17 x 22
- Local Code: Coll. 242 40b 12-24
- Collection: Portland Company records
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Maine--Portland
Portland Company (Me.)--Employees--Photographs
Steel industry--Maine--Portland--Employees--Photographs
Ordnance industry--Maine--Portland
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