Keywords: Coopers Mills
Item 100344
Coopers Mills School House, Whitefield, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Whitefield Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Whitefield Media: Postcard
Item 102745
Main Street, Coopers Mills, Whitefield, ca. 1910
Contributed by: An individual through Whitefield Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Whitefield Media: Postcard
Exhibit
Paper has shaped Maine's economy, molded individual and community identities, and impacted the environment throughout Maine. When Hugh Chisholm opened the Otis Falls Pulp Company in Jay in 1888, the mill was one of the most modern paper-making facilities in the country, and was connected to national and global markets. For the next century, Maine was an international leader in the manufacture of pulp and paper.
Exhibit
Washington County Through Eastern's Eye
Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.
Site Page
Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work
"… both fresh and for salting, blacksmiths, coopers, a medicinal fish oil factory, and continued boat building."
Site Page
"1925Lincoln Historical Society Krysta Cooper "Using your new found knowledge of this topic, write a creative piece (haiku, cinquain, story, song)…"
