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Keywords: Quarrying

Historical Items

These results include photographs, documents, letters, paintings, artifacts, and many other kinds of Maine related items from collections around the state and elsewhere.


Item 6127

Stonecutters, Deer Isle, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Deer Isle Media: Photographic print

Item 78885

Moving Slate, Barnard, 1951

Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: 1951-12-00 Location: Barnard Media: Photographic print

Item 26639

J. A. Creighton Store, Thomaston, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 78785

Portland-Monson Slate Company, Monson, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Monson Media: Photographic print

Item 78881

Slate Splitter, Barnard, 1951

Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: 1951-09-14 Location: Barnard Media: Photographic print

Item 78894

Monson-Maine Employee, ca. 1910

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

Item 26068

Slate quarry, Brownville Junction, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Brownville Media: Glass Negative

Item 19422

Hall Quarry Schoolhouse and Children, 1905

Contributed by: Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Date: 1905 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print

Item 9180

Monson Slate Quarry Hoist, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Monson Media: Postcard

Item 78794

Slate Quarry in winter, Monson, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Monson Media: Photographic print

Item 33627

East Blue Hill Granite Quarry, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Blue Hill Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Blue Hill Media: Photograph on paper

Item 78760

Slate Quarry Hoist, Monson, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Monson Media: Photographic print

Item 19458

Granite Cutters' National Union Badge, Frankfort, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Frankfort Media: Metal and cloth

Item 100531

Letter concerning discovery of slate vein in Brownville, 1833

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1833-07-01 Location: Brownville Media: Ink on paper

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Item 100532

James Brackett note to Moses Greenleaf on slate vein, Bangor, 1833

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1833 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper

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Item 19465

Immigrant workers at Hall Quarry, Mount Desert, 1905

Contributed by: Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Date: 1905 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print

Item 33628

Blue Hill Granite Quarry workers, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Blue Hill Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Blue Hill Media: Photograph on paper

Item 78782

Monson Maine Slate Company miners, Monson, ca. 1885

Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1885 Location: Monson Media: Photographic print

Item 31677

Schooner and tug at Quarry Wharf, Saco River, ca. 1910

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1910 Location: Biddeford; Saco Media: Glass Negative

Item 19445

Boarding House in Hall Quarry, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print

Item 78806

Portland-Monson Slate Company, Monson, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Monson Media: Photographic print

Item 29246

Granite column, Winthrop Hill, Hallowell, 1897

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: 1897-03-01 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Item 19462

Granite Sample, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Mount Desert Media: Stone

Item 78882

Cutting slate, Barnard, 1951

Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: 1951-09-12 Location: Barnard Media: Photographic print