Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
A Portland Company fabricated tank in Portland, Maine. "Shown is an early stock tank bound for the nearby S.D. Warren Paper Company mill in Westbrook. Horse transportation was used to move these large tanks and boilers overland to nearby destinations."--Fletcher, David H. 'The Portland Company 1846-1982.' Charleston, S.C. : Arcadia Pub., 2002. 125.
About This Item
- Title: Stock tank for S.D. Warren Paper Company, ca. 1880
- Creation Date: circa 1880
- Subject Date: circa 1880
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Locations:
- Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Westbrook, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photoprint
- Dimensions: 9 cm x 15 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 242, Box 40a 7-28
- Collection: Portland Company records
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Horse teams--Maine--Portland
- Horses
- Iron industry and trade
- Manufacturing industries--Maine--Portland
- Metalworking industries--Maine--Portland
- Paper industry--Maine--Westbrook--Equipment and supplies
- Portland Company (Portland, Me.)--Manufactures
- S.D. Warren Paper Company (Westbrook, Me.)--Equipment and supplies
- Steel industry and trade
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For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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