Contributed by Island Falls Historical Society
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Description
Construction of the entrance to the Proctor & Hunt Company drying shed.
The Proctor & Hunt Company was the largest tannery in New England, processing 1600 sides of leather per day.
Note the drop-axle wagon in the foreground.
About This Item
- Title: Proctor & Hunt Company, Island Falls, ca. 1893
- Creation Date: circa 1893
- Subject Date: circa 1893
- Location: Island Falls, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 10 cm x 14 cm
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Tanning--Maine--Island Falls
- Drying sheds--Maine--Island Falls
- Proctor & Hunt Company (Island Falls, Me.)--Facilities
- Building construction--Maine--Island Falls
- Leather industry--Maine--Island Falls
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Island Falls Historical SocietyPO Box 204, Island Falls, ME 04747
(207) 267-1238
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