Contributed by Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum
Description
Alice Bradford was daughter of Mary Frances Lovering and John Bradford, one of the founders of the Houlton Savings Bank. Alice married Samuel Lane, partner in the Houlton dry goods company of Lane & Pearce. She was a charter member and past president of the Houlton Womens Club and a strong supporter of the Unitarian church. In her will she left money to the Houlton High School, Cary Memorial Library and to the town for playgrounds for children.
Source: Cora M. Putnam, The Story of Houlton, 1958.
About This Item
- Title: Alice Bradford Lane, Houlton, ca. 1890
- Creation Date: circa 1890
- Subject Date: circa 1890
- Location: Houlton, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 13 cm x 10 cm
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Lane, Alice Bradford--Portrait photographs
- Philanthropists--Maine--Houlton
- Houlton Women's Club (Me.)--People
- Clubs & societies--Maine--Houlton
People
Other Keywords
- Cary Memorial Library
- Cora M. Putnam
- Houlton High School
- Houlton Savings Bank
- Houlton Womens Club
- John Bradford
- Lane & Pearce
- Mary Frances Lovering
- Samuel Lane
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Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum109 Main Street, Houlton, ME 04730
207-532-4216
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