Contributed by Poland Spring Preservation Society
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Description
Horses and a carriage in front of the Poland Spring House, a resort that drew hundreds of visitors to Maine's fresh air, the rural setting, and to the therapeutic mineral water of Poland Spring.
The Poland Spring House was the summer hotel for the resort. Originally built in 1876 it was added onto numerous times throughout the following decades.
James G. Blaine is in the carriage at the far right.
About This Item
- Title: Poland Spring House, ca. 1886
- Creation Date: circa 1886
- Subject Date: circa 1886
- Location: Poland Spring, Androscoggin County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 17.6 cm x 25.5 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
- Carriages & coaches--Maine--Poland Spring
- Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893
- Ricker, Hiram, 1809-1893
- Hiram Ricker & Sons
- Water--Maine--Poland Spring
- Mineral waters--Maine--Poland Spring
- Mineral water industry--Maine--Poland Spring
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For more information about this item, contact:
Poland Spring Preservation SocietyPO Box 444, Poland Spring, ME 04274
(207) 998-4142
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