Keywords: Pelts
Item 81027
Trapper with Pelts, Waterford, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Waterford Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Waterford Media: Photographic print
Item 100439
Bob Sawyer with pelts, Norcross, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Norcross Heritage Trust Date: circa 1910 Location: Indian Purchase Township No. 3 Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
The Schooner Bowdoin: Ninety Years of Seagoing History
After traveling to the Arctic with Robert E. Peary, Donald B. MacMillan (1874-1970), an explorer, researcher, and lecturer, helped design his own vessel for Arctic exploration, the schooner <em>Bowdoin,</em> which he named after his alma mater. The schooner remains on the seas.
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Colonial and 19th century fur trade
A vignette in "Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society Part 1," this fur trade mini-exhibition discusses the environmental and economic impact of the fur trade in Maine through the 19th century.
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms
"Fox farms were invented so people could sell the pelts for a profit. Foxes were kept in one hundred 16 by 16 foot pens."
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation
"… trappers who found a great market for the beaver pelts. Beaver hats were in fashion! Trappers also trapped mink, martin, rabbits, fishers, bears…"
Story
Harold's Garage, Rome Hollow, Maine
by Mimi C
Story about Harold Hawes, owner of Harold's garage and self-styled auctioneer in Rome Hollow, Maine
