In 2002, a group of people dedicated to preserving the history of the paper industry in Maine came together to establish Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum, with the common goal of capturing the cultural heritage of the paper-making towns and mills along the Androscoggin River.
Selected Western Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum images:
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Welcome to Jay sign, ca. 1986
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Otis Falls Pulp & Paper Mill, Livermore Falls, ca. 1896
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Detex Watchclock and Station, 1927
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Maine Coated Paper Company blueprint, 1903
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Alvin Record, 1895
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Otis Mill Machine Shop, Jay, ca. 1940
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Falmouth Mill, Jay, ca. 1885
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Elliott hand cranked addressing machine, ca. 1925
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Hugh J. Chisholm, ca. 1900