Keywords: Butchering
Item 149982
Philip J. Teele and Jack Howard butchering a deer, ca. 1900
Courtesy of John Howard, an individual partner Date: circa 1900 Media: Film negative
Item 149981
A man eviscerating a deer suspended from a tree, ca. 1900
Courtesy of John Howard, an individual partner Date: circa 1900 Media: Lantern slide, hand colored
Exhibit
Named for the two largest things in Maine at the turn of the 20th century, Mt. Katahdin and Granger of Stetson, were known as the Largest Oxen in the World. Unable to do farm work because of their size, they visited fairs and agricultural events around the Northeast.
Exhibit
A Celebration of Skilled Artisans
The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, an organization formed to promote and support skilled craftsmen, celebrated civic pride and members' trades with a parade through Portland on Oct. 8, 1841 at which they displayed 17 painted linen banners with graphic and textual representations of the artisans' skills.
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 139-194
"… at Carls Point, a failed romance, operating a butchering cart with his father, working at Eastes and Whittiers Stove Store, and his move to Bangor…"
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 1: 1885-1899, Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel
"… 121-end Family history in Ellsworth, Bangor area; butchering, work for Rufus Prince, Mabelle Martin's death Lewiston Journal article on…"
