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Description
The Portland Company crafted metal for ships, locomotives, lighthouses, and factories.
The Portland Company was founded in 1846 and made its name in building locomotives for the Panama Railroad which was built to help transport men infected by "gold fever" during the California Gold Rush.
About This Item
- Title: Machine Shop employees of the Portland Company, 1887
- Creation Date: 1887
- Subject Date: 1887
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Albumen print
- Dimensions: 17 cm x 24 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 242, Box 37-77
- Collection: Portland Company records
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Iron and steel workers--Maine--Portland--Photographs
- Factories--Maine--Portland
- Machine shops--Maine--Portland
- Factories--Maine--Portland
- Machine shops--Maine--Portland
- Portland Company (Me.)--Employees--Photographs
- Iron and steel workers--Maine--Portland--Photographs
- Portland Company (Me.)--Employees--Photographs
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