Keywords: Slate manufacturing
Item 78882
Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: 1951-09-12 Location: Barnard Media: Photographic print
Item 9182
Monson-Maine Slate Company mill, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Monson Media: Photographic print
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Workers in Maine have labored in factories, on farms, in the woods, on the water, among other locales. Many of Maine's occupations have been determined by the state's climate and geographical features.
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CODE RED: Climate, Justice & Natural History Collections
Explore topics around climate change by reuniting collections from one of the nation's earliest natural history museums, the Portland Society of Natural History. The exhibition focuses on how museums collect, and the role of humans in creating changes in society, climate, and biodiversity.
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"Biddeford and Saco were well known for ice harvesting, granite cutting, and cotton textile manufacturing."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4
"This is how graduations have changed. Slates and Slate Pencils Laura, grade 7 Photo of slate boards taken by students X Over the years, the…"