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Item 9697

Main Street, Leeds, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Leeds Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Leeds Media: Photographic print

Item 9699

Lanes Store Postcard, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Leeds Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Leeds Media: Postcard

Item 9703

E.S.Waite Store, Leeds, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Leeds Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Leeds Media: Photographic print

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Pulp pile, St. Croix Paper Co., Woodland, ca. 1910

Making Paper, Making Maine

Paper has shaped Maine's economy, molded individual and community identities, and impacted the environment throughout Maine. When Hugh Chisholm opened the Otis Falls Pulp Company in Jay in 1888, the mill was one of the most modern paper-making facilities in the country, and was connected to national and global markets. For the next century, Maine was an international leader in the manufacture of pulp and paper.

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Don't drink the vanilla, Lumber camp, ca. 1910

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Quenching the Thirst

"… Maine Historical Society, gift of Geraldine Tidd Scott Isaac Simpson made hundreds of photographs of logging crews and rural Mainers."

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George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator

George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.