Keywords: H. Weston Lumber Company
Item 9074
Skowhegan Island, from Elm Street, ca. 1875
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1875 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
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Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs
The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company
"Sources: The Continental Paper Bag Company press, 1905 H. Schedler Photo Engraving, New York Kiesling Bros. Press, New York"
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Building Boom and Piers above the Falls
"Weston & Nghia Ha Images contributed by Rumford Area Historical Society The pictures to the left show the use of piers and booms that were built in…"
