Keywords: workers in mill
Item 25228
Mill workers during the lunch hour on Main Street, Biddeford, 1912
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1912 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 18723
Workers, Pejepscot Paper Mill, Topsham, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Topsham; Topsham Media: Photographic print
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.
Exhibit
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.
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill
"So, in truth, the mill was two mills combined. It was only a sawmill until 1875, then it was built into both a sawmill and a spool mill, making a big…"
Site Page
Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Mills and Homes in Stockholm
"… clothes pin mill, bowling pin mill, two lumber mills, cedar mill, shingle mill, and a lath mill (lath are thin strips of wood used as a foundation…"
Story
My 41 year career in Maine paper mills
by Mike Luciano
Generations of paper workers, families, immigrants, jobs in the mill, labor strikes, and changes
Story
My career working at Pepperell Mills in the Vellux Division
by David Bishop
My 35 years working in the Vellux blanket division of Pepperell Mills, Biddeford.
