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Item 27842

Schooner Margaret Throop, Thomaston, 1918

Schooner Margaret Throop, Thomaston, 1918

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1918 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 25391

Agreement for masts, bowsprits and yards, 1769

Agreement for masts, bowsprits and yards, 1769

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1769 Location: Falmouth; Windham; Portsmouth Media: Ink on paper

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Item 10980

Dump art, Rockport, 1980

Dump art, Rockport, 1980

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1980-10-09 Location: Camden; Rockport Media: Photographic print

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Capt. MacMillan's departure, Wiscasset, 1925

Wiscasset's Arctic Connection

Scientist, author and explorer Donald B. MacMillan established Wiscasset as his homeport for many of the voyages he made to the Arctic region starting in the early 1920s.

Exhibit

Southern Cross commemorative print, ca. 1928

Big Timber: the Mast Trade

Britain was especially interested in occupying Maine during the Colonial era to take advantage of the timber resources. The tall, straight, old growth white pines were perfect for ships' masts to help supply the growing Royal Navy.

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Pulp pile, St. Croix Paper Co., Woodland, ca. 1910

Making Paper, Making Maine

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.