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Item 99450

Penobscot River lumber raft at Bangor, ca. 1905

Penobscot River lumber raft at Bangor, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: circa 1905 Location: Bangor Media: Postcard

Item 14642

Log Raft on the Penobscot River, ca. 1910

Log Raft on the Penobscot River, ca. 1910

Contributed by: City of Brewer Date: circa 1910 Location: Bangor Media: Postcard

Item 8493

Headworks raft in operation, Maine woods, ca. 1900

Headworks raft in operation, Maine woods, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Patten Lumbermen's Museum Date: circa 1900 Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Shepard Cary, Houlton, 1805-1866

Shepard Cary: Lumberman, Legislator, Leader and Legend

Shepard Cary (1805-1866) was one of the leading -- and wealthiest -- residents of early Aroostook County. He was a lumberman, merchant, mill operator, and legislator.

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Steamboats "Rebecca" and "Fairy of the Lake," Moosehead Lake, ca. 1890

Moosehead Steamboats

After the canoe, steamboats became the favored method of transportation on Moosehead Lake. They revolutionized movement of logs and helped promote tourism in the region.

Exhibit

Bird and butterfly display at the Portland Society of Natural History, ca. 1965

CODE RED: Climate, Justice & Natural History Collections

Explore topics around climate change by reuniting collections from one of the nation's earliest natural history museums, the Portland Society of Natural History. The exhibition focuses on how museums collect, and the role of humans in creating changes in society, climate, and biodiversity.

Site Pages

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View of the City of Bangor, 1837

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"Penobscot River lumber raft at Bangor, ca. 1905Bangor Public Library As the wealth and value of Bangor and its lumbering industry grew, the…"

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Sorting gap, North Lincoln, 1910

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"Ten rafts were hooked together with one man on each end to control them. Sometimes, shingles and short lumber were put on top of the rafts."

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Porter Covered Bridge, 1870

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… were mainly boards and ropes fashioned to make a raft, or they could be boats, large or small, which could carry men and provisions from one shore…"