Keywords: salvage logging
Item 100996
Hauling salvage logs, Bridgton, 1939
Contributed by: National Archives at Boston Date: 1939 Location: Bridgton Media: Photographic print
Item 100994
Oxen hauling salvage logs, Bridgton, 1939
Contributed by: National Archives at Boston Date: 1939 Location: Bridgton Media: Photographic print
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.
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Story
Norcross Deer Hunting
by Albert Fowler
How hunting has impacted my life
