Keywords: broom shops
Item 27185
Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: 1923-09-15 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print
Item 26662
Prison Brooms to the Train Depot, Thomaston, 1915
Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print
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Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine
BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries
"The completed brooms were transported by wagon back to the railroad depot on Knox Street for shipment to various sales outlets."
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924
"The blaze started in a broom shop and quickly spread to the harness shop, paint shop and woodshop. The facility was completely destroyed."
