Keywords: iron
Item 10666
Property of the Portland Iron and Steel Company, October 1911
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1911 Location: South Portland Media: Blueprint
Item 1145
Presumpscot Iron Company Stock Certificate, 1883
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1883-04-25 Media: Ink on paper
Item 41770
52-56 Cross Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: J.B. Brown & Sons Use: Shop - Metal
Item 151516
Iron crossbars for George C. Soule, 1946
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1946 Client: George C. Soule Architect: John Howard Stevens and John Calvin Stevens II Architects
Item 150825
Block for the Rumford Falls Trust Co., Rumford, 1922
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1922 Location: Rumford; Rumford Client: Rumford Falls Trust Co. Architect: Harry S. Coombs
Exhibit
Navy Firefighting School, Little Chebeague Island
Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay was home to recreational facilities and a firefighting school for WWII sailors. The school was part of a Navy effort to have non-firefighting personnel knowledgeable in dealing with shipboard fires.
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.
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Lewiston Journal article on Katahdin Iron Works
"It describes the process of making pig iron and gives some background about the Kathadin Iron Charcoal Co. and the area where it was located."
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Iron Foundry
"In 1878 George Fuller renamed the Iron works “George Fuller and Sons” while he worked with his sons."
Story
Dancing through barriers
by Garrett Stewart
My Dad performed on the Dave Astor Show in Portland during the civil rights era.
Story
Civil War Soldier comes home after 158 years
by Jamison McAlister
Civil War Soldier comes home after 158 years
