Bates Lewiston, Maine, 1910 – Antique Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Bates Lewiston, Maine, 1910 comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Bates College, Lewiston, Me.
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Bates Lewiston, Maine, 1910
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In 1910 Lewiston, Maine, was a city of roughly 26,000 people whose fortunes still depended on the Androscoggin River, where the falls turned the wheels that powered its cotton mills. Maine Central rail lines ran up the valley, bringing raw cotton in and shipping finished cloth out, while electric streetcars carried millhands between the tenements and the factory gates. The Bates mill complex, the focus of this view, was the city's largest employer and a source of local pride, and city officials argued in council chambers over paving, school costs, and water rights. Spring floods on the river were a constant worry for families living near its banks, and a high-water season could idle the lower wards for days.
| Created / published | 1910 |
|---|---|
| Creator | haines photo co. (conneaut, ohio) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Maine |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,302 × 1,235 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Bates College, Lewiston, Me. |
| Reference | ME Bates Lewiston 1910 |
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