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Item 70171
Title: Royal Lace Paper workers, Brooklyn, N.Y., ca. 1951
Contributed by: Maine Folklife Center, Univ. of Maine
Date: circa 1951
Location: Brooklyn
Media: Photograph
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The paper mill on the Penobscot River in South Brewer, which became known as Eastern Fine Paper Co., began as a sawmill in 1884 and grew over the years as an important part of the economy of the region and a large presence in the landscape. Its closing in 2005 affected more than the men and women who lost their jobs.