Contributed by Poland Spring Preservation Society
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Description
The cooper shop at Poland Spring in the winter of 1885-1886.
The shop made barrels for storing and shipping Poland Mineral Spring Water.
The therapeutic water was sent to customers far from Maine on wagons and ships.
About This Item
- Title: Cooper shop, Poland Spring, ca. 1885
- Creator: Seaver Photo Co., West Newton, Massachusetts
- Creation Date: circa 1885
- Subject Date: circa 1885
- Location: Poland Spring, Androscoggin County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 13.8 cm x 22 cm
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Poland Spring Hotel (Poland Spring, Me.)
- Springs--Maine--Poland Spring
- Hotels--Maine--Poland Spring
- Resorts--Maine--Poland Spring
- Well houses--Maine--Poland Spring
- Ricker, Hiram, 1809-1893
- Hiram Ricker & Sons
- Water--Maine--Poland Spring
- Mineral waters--Maine--Poland Spring
- Mineral water industry--Maine--Poland Spring
- Bottling--Maine--Poland Spring
- Barrels--Maine--Poland Spring
- Containers--Maine--Poland Spring
- Workshops--Maine--Poland Spring
For more information about this item, contact:
Poland Spring Preservation SocietyPO Box 444, Poland Spring, ME 04274
(207) 998-4142
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