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Ship Samuel Watts, Rounding the Beacon, Thomaston, Maine 1970

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Building Boom, early 19th century

"… shipbuilding, export and import shipping, carpentry and trading. Shipyards created employment for every trade related to shipbuilding, and…"

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Anna Margaret Holwell Deering and daughters, Portland, ca. 1855

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 2 of 2

"… son William assisted him in the trade of finish carpentry for houses and buildings from 1856 to 1871."

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Nils E. Olson, New Sweden, ca. 1900

New Sweden Historical Society

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MMN #109495

Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"… and a shipbuilder, who probably taught his son carpentry. George Coombs learned drafting from Boston architect Frederick Hamilton."

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Pine Point Boatyard, Scarborough, 1928

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"… was often a side profession for those who knew carpentry. The abundance of trees, particularly the huge pines, many sawmills, a protected port and…"

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Fales Edgarton House, Thomaston, ca. 1870

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"When I was young my father wanted me to go into carpentry so I made all my toys. I remembered getting my first bicycle."