Saco-Pettee Boiler House Construction, Biddeford, 1911

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Saco-Pettee Boiler House Construction, Biddeford, 1911

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This photograph was taken in Biddeford on Factory Island during the construction of the Boiler House for Saco-Pettee. Saco-Pettee was a producer of high quality textile machinery beginning in the 1880s. In 1912 Saco-Pettee merged with the Lowell Machine Shop creating the Saco-Lowell Shops. The Saco-Lowell Shops became the largest textile machinery company in the country. Saco-Lowell is still in operation today in South Carolina.

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  • Title: Saco-Pettee Boiler House Construction, Biddeford, 1911
  • Creation Date: 1911-11-09
  • Subject Date: 1911-11-09
  • Location: Factory Island, Biddeford, York County, ME
  • Media: Photographic print
  • Dimensions: 17.78 cm x 22.86 cm
  • Local Code: P-82
  • Object Type: Image

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Dyer Library/Saco Museum
371 Main Street, Saco, ME 04072
207-283-3861
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