Pulp Operation, Westport Island, 1957

Contributed by Westport Island History Committee

Pulp Operation, Westport Island, 1957

Purchase a reproduction of this item on VintageMaineImages.com.

Description

Edwin Cromwell owned a sawmill on Westport Island. He was the contractor for a logging operation on MacMahan Island, and is shown guiding a pulp log up the loader.

Cromwell harvested the pulp wood from MacMahan Island, located off the south end of Westport Island. He floated the wood over Goose Rock Passage to Westport Island in a boom, and loaded it onto the trucks of William T. Wright from Woolwich with a loader. Pejepscot Paper Company owned the loader, and their forester, Lin Rideout, supervised the operation.

Pictured, left to right, Edwin Cromwell, Lin Rideout, Harley Wright and Bill Wright.

View/Add Comments


About This Item

  • Title: Pulp Operation, Westport Island, 1957
  • Creator: Maine Forest Service
  • Creation Date: 1957-05-16
  • Subject Date: 1957-05-16
  • Locations:
    • Westport Island, Lincoln County, ME
    • MacMahan Island, Sagadahoc County, ME
  • Media: Photographic print
  • Dimensions: 20.5 cm x 25 cm
  • Local Code: CromEdw.Photo.1.1957
  • Collection: Edwin Cromwell Family Collection
  • Object Type: Image

Cross Reference Searches

Standardized Subject Headings

People

Other Keywords


For more information about this item, contact:

Westport Island History Committee
6 Fowles Point Road, Westport Island, ME 04578
(207) 882-8477
Website

This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. No Permission is required to use the low-resolution watermarked image for educational use, or as allowed by the applicable copyright. For all other uses, permission is required.

How to cite content on this site


Please post your comment below to share with others. If you'd like to privately share a comment or correction with MMN staff, please send us a message with this link.