Keywords: Cumberland Shipbuilding
Item 102855
Interior view of Cumberland Shipbuilding Company, South Portland, ca. 1917
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 102859
Construction of the S.S. "Cumberland," South Portland, 1918
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 151620
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Client: J. C. Hamlen Architect: John Calvin Stevens and Albert Winslow Cobb Architects
Exhibit
Workers in Maine have labored in factories, on farms, in the woods, on the water, among other locales. Many of Maine's occupations have been determined by the state's climate and geographical features.
Exhibit
Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine
For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.
Site Page
Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth
"Sweetser, Phyllis Sturdivant. Cumberland, Maine in four centuries. Cumberland, Maine: Town of Cumberland, 1976. Text by Thomas C. Bennett"
Site Page
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Lesson Plan
Primary Sources: The Maine Shipyard
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students a close-up look at historical operations behind Maine's famed shipbuilding and shipping industries. Students will examine primary sources including letters, bills of lading, images, and objects, and draw informed hypotheses about the evolution of the seafaring industry and its impact on Maine’s communities over time.
