Granite column, Winthrop Hill, Hallowell, 1897
Contributed by Hubbard Free Library
Item 29246 enlarge zoom send e-card add to album share what you know
Purchase a reproduction of this item on VintageMaineImages.com.
Description
A finished granite column being transported by horse-drawn sled from the Hallowell Granite Works quarry down the hill to the train station for shipping in March 1897.
This is one of nine columns lathe-turned for the Illinois Trust Company building in Chicago.
The photo was taken at the top of steep Winthrop Hill with its potential for serious accidents.
Each column measured 30' 6" long with a diameter of 3' 11".
Other Information
- Title: Granite column, Winthrop Hill, Hallowell, 1897
- Creator: Hallowell Granite Works
- Creation Date: 1897-03-01
- Subject Date: 1897-03-01
- Town: Hallowell
- Local Name: Winthrop Hill
- County: Kennebec
- State: ME
- Media: photograph
- Dimensions (cm): 12.5 x 12.5
- Local Code: B-232
- Collection: Hubbard Free Library Collection
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Hubbard Free Library
115 Second Street, Hallowell, ME 04347
(207) 622-6882
http://www.hubbardfree.org
Cross Reference Searches
LC Subject Headings
Columns
Carts & wagons--Maine--Hallowell
Banks--Illinois
Hallowell Granite Works
Architectural elements
Granite industry and trade--Maine--Hallowell
Bases (Architecture)
Quarries and quarrying--Maine--Hallowell
Transportation--Maine--Hallowell
Other Keywords
horse drawn , quarry , transportation
Share what you know about this item
or if there's a problem with this page, tell us.
Have a similar item and want it appraised? Check our Note on Appraisals.