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Description
The central kitchen at Pownal State School supplied food for the state-operated facility for people with developmental disabilities.
The school opened in 1908 as the "Maine School for the Feeble-Minded." The name was changed to Pownal State School in 1925.
About This Item
- Title: Kitchen, Pownal State School, ca. 1938
- Creation Date: circa 1938
- Subject Date: circa 1938
- Location: New Gloucester, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 19 cm x 24.5 cm
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Hospitals--Maine--New Gloucester
- Pineland Center (New Gloucester, Me.)
- Kitchens
- Pineland Hospital and Training Center (New Gloucester, Me.)
- Pineland Farms, Inc. (New Gloucester, Me.)
- Employees
- Mental institutions--Maine--New Gloucester
Other Keywords
- Maine School for the Feeble-Minded (1908-1925)
- Pineland Center (1973-1996)
- Pineland Hospital and Training Center (1957-1973)
- Pownal State School (1925-1957)
For more information about this item, contact:
New Gloucester Historical SocietyPO Box 531, New Gloucester, ME 04260
(207) 926-3260
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