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Elizabeth P. Ricker became interested in dog sledding in 1926 when Poland Spring resort, which her family owned, held dog sled races.
Musher rivals Leonhard Seppala of Alaska and Arthur Walden of New Hampshire competed at Poland Spring in 1927.
Elizabeth Ricker established a kennel to breed the Seppala sled dogs at Poland Spring with Leonhard Seppala.
About This Item
- Title: Elizabeth Ricker and sled dogs, Poland Spring, ca. 1927
- Creation Date: 1927
- Subject Date: 1927
- Location: Poland Spring, Androscoggin County, ME
- Media: Glass Negative
- Dimensions: 8.3 cm x 10.8 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1949, 2005.061.14516
- Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Dogs
- Dogsledding--Maine--Poland Spring
- Kennels
- Seppala, Leonhard, 1877-1967
- Sled dog racing--Maine--Poland Spring
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