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LC Subject Heading: Lumber industry

Historical Items

These results include photographs, documents, letters, paintings, artifacts, and many other kinds of Maine related items from collections around the state and elsewhere.


Item 80034

Boom Logs, Greenlaw Chopping Township, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Joyce Carle through Princeton Public Library Date: circa 1955 Location: Greenlaw Chopping Twp Media: Slide

Item 80035

Pulpwood Chute, Township 26 ED, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Joyce Carle through Princeton Public Library Date: circa 1955 Location: Township 26 ED Media: Slide

Item 80951

Richards Mill, Hale, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Mexico Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Hale; Mexico Media: Photographic print

Item 105190

Peter Karnes logging yard, Haynesville, ca. 1914

Courtesy of Henry Gartley, an individual partner Date: circa 1914 Location: Haynesville Media: Photograph

Item 101037

Thinning in white pine stand on farm, Sagadahoc County, 1938

Contributed by: National Archives at Boston Date: 1938 Media: Photographic print

Item 1000

Log tram-way between Chamberlain and Eagle Lakes, 1908

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1908 Media: Photographic print

Item 1056

Vassalboro Manufacturing, Enfield, 1899

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1899 Location: Enfield Media: Photographic print

Item 1446

Sebec River, Milo, 1954

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1954 Location: Milo Media: Photographic print

Item 4200

River drivers, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: Photographic print

Item 7865

Sawmill by Huntington, Atkinson, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Atkinson Media: Photographic print

Item 8340

Peavey experimental log hauler, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Patten Lumbermen's Museum Date: 1890 Media: Photographic print

Item 8341

Vertical Boiler Type Loghauler (Lombard's), ca. 1900

Contributed by: Patten Lumbermen's Museum Date: circa 1900 Media: Photographic print

Item 9402

Receipt for lumber, 1856

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1856-11-30 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 9792

B. C. Jordan Lumber Co., Alfred, 1919

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: 1919 Media: Photographic print

Item 11812

Lumber Mill, Houlton, Maine, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 12171

Old Toll Bridge, Brunswick, 1875

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: 1875 Location: Brunswick Media: Photograph, print

Item 13589

Drews Mill, 1892

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1892-07-14 Media: Photographic print

Item 14771

Raceknife, ca. 1820

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1820 Media: Cast steel, wood

Item 15630

Log caliper, ca. 1897

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1897 Location: Milo Media: Boxwood, brass

Item 16807

Hewing ax, ca. 1650

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1650 Media: Forged iron and steel, wooden handle.

Item 18355

Samuel May portrait, ca. 1780

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1780 Location: Portland Media: Oil on canvas

Item 18997

Home-made pulphook, St. Francis, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Saint Francis; Presque Isle Media: Metal

Item 19280

Pickaroo, Presque Isle, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Presque Isle Media: Metal, wood

Item 19531

Hand made steel hook, Stockholm. ca. 1940

Contributed by: Stockholm Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Stockholm Media: Iron