Contributed by Bangor Public Library
Description
Lumber mill on the Penobscot River in the Bangor area. Logs would have been floated downstream to the holding pool, in the foreground, then logs guided up the ramps to the saws inside the mill itself. Note that there is a man at the base of each ramp to guide the logs onto the conveyor.
About This Item
- Title: Lumber Mill on the Penobscot, Bangor, ca. 1895
- Creator: Leyland Whipple
- Creation Date: circa 1895
- Subject Date: circa 1895
- Location: Bangor, Penobscot County, ME
- Media: Lantern slide
- Dimensions: 6.3 cm x 7.5 cm
- Local Code: Whipple
- Collection: Whipple Lantern Slide Collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Penobscot River (Me.)
- Log driving--Maine--Bangor
- Logs--Transportation
- Lumber industry--Maine--Bangor
- Loggers--Maine--Bangor
- Rivers--Maine
- Sawmills--Maine--Bangor
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