Contributed by Lewiston Public Library
Description
Men dug canals for the mills and then had to maintain them. This image could have been maintenance on the canal. The original canals were dug largely by Irish immigrants.
About This Item
- Title: Canal workers, Lewiston, ca. 1890
- Creation Date: circa 1890
- Subject Date: circa 1890
- Location: Lewiston, Androscoggin County, ME
- Media: Phototransparency
- Dimensions: 2.25 cm x 3.5 cm
- Collection: Gridley Barrows Collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Canals--Maine--Lewiston
- Androscoggin River (Me.)
- Workers--Maine--Lewiston--Photographs
- Irish Americans--Maine--Lewiston
- Public works--Maine--Lewiston
- Employees--Maine--Lewiston
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