2024-03-29T06:40:54Z
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oai:mainememory.net:78973
2018-10-18T08:37:35Z
contributor:byronhs
circa 1900
Roxbury, Oxford County, ME, USA
circa 1900
This image of the Roxbury Train Station and Post Office was taken before the building was moved to the other side of the railroad tracks. The building became LaBlanc's General Store in the late 1930s after the railroad left.
Roxbury is located next to Byron and the train station and post office served both communities.
Photographic print
12 cm x 15 cm
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Railroad stations--Maine--Roxbury
People--Maine--Roxbury
Post offices--Maine--Roxbury
Roxbury Train Station and Post Office, ca. 1900
Image
oai:mainememory.net:80673
2018-10-31T08:49:30Z
contributor:byronhs
circa 1970
Byron, Oxford County, ME, USA
circa 1970
These suspenders were worn by, Byron, hermit and prospector Carl Shilling. Shilling, a German immigrant who arrived in the United States during World War II, lived in a cabin near the Swift River during the latter half of the 20th century. Shilling was frugal and wore hand-me-down clothes donated by local people. In addition to panning for gold, he made his living doing odd jobs for local residents.
Cotton, metal, elastic
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Clothing & dress--Maine--Byron
Accessories (Clothing & dress)
Shilling, Carl
Carl Shilling's suspenders, Byron, ca. 1970
Physical Object
oai:mainememory.net:80672
2019-01-15T09:39:18Z
contributor:byronhs
circa 1900
Byron, Oxford County, ME, USA
circa 1900
This bag was used to package plant fertilizer manufactured from phosphate mined at the Mendearth Mine in Byron between 1890 and 1936. Phosphate which was an abundant mineral found along the Swift River.
A review of Nature's Plant Food's fertilizer in the 1918 Bulletin published by the Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Stations suggests that their fertilizer does not have any effect on plant growth.
Burlap
52 cm x 30 cm
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Fertilizers--Maine--Byron
Packaging
Nature's Plant Food Bag, Byron, ca. 1900
Physical Object
oai:mainememory.net:78914
2024-02-24T09:33:13Z
contributor:byronhs
circa 1970
Swift River, Byron, Oxford County, ME, USA
circa 1970
In this photograph Carl Shilling stands in front of his cabin, which was located on the East Branch of the Swift River from the 1940s through 1977 when it burned down. Shilling was a German immigrant and gold prospector who lived a hermit's life in Byron. Carl lived off the land growing many vegetables; Swiss Chard is seen in his kitchen garden here.
Photographic print
9 cm x 12.5 cm
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Gardens--Maine--Byron
People--Maine--Byron
Houses--Maine--Byron
Shilling, Carl
Carl Schilling's cabin, Byron, ca. 1970
Image
oai:mainememory.net:78915
2024-02-24T09:33:13Z
contributor:byronhs
circa 1900
Houghton Station, Byron, Oxford County, ME, USA
D. B. Perry
circa 1900
Samuel Noble was known as Buckskin Sam. He traveled like Buffalo Bill and wrote about his adventures during the early 1900s. When he wasn't traveling he sometimes lived in Byron, spending time hunting and trapping along the Swift River.
Noble also did odd jobs for local people and made fine hunting knives. A section of the Rumford Rangley Railroad north of Houghton Station is known as "Buckskin's Curve," which was the location of Noble's cabin.
Photographic print
18 cm x 12.5 cm
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Portrait photograph
Entertainers
Noble, Samuel
Buckskin Sam, Byron, ca. 1900
Image
oai:mainememory.net:78916
2024-02-24T09:33:13Z
contributor:byronhs
circa 1975
Swift River, Byron, Oxford County, ME, USA
circa 1975
This photo of local hermit, Carl Shilling, was taken between 1970 and 1977. Shilling was a German immigrant who made his living panning for gold and doing odd jobs for local people. He immigrated to the United States during WWII, and was very suspicious of people. He hid most of his gold so that no one would steal it.
Photographic print
12.5 cm x 8.5 cm
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People--Maine--Byron
Shilling, Carl
Carl Shilling, Byron, ca. 1975
Image
oai:mainememory.net:78866
2024-02-24T09:33:14Z
contributor:byronhs
circa 1950
Coos Canyon, Byron, Oxford County, ME, USA
circa 1950
This gold pan was used by a prospector named Carl Shilling to mine gold from the East Branch of the Swift River in Byron from the 1940s through the late 1970s.
Schilling was a hermit who lived along the river and made his living panning gold and doing odd jobs for local people. Originally from Germany, Carl immigrated to the United States during WWII. He was very suspicious of people and hid most of his gold so that no one would steal it.
Iron
7.62 cm x 45.72 cm
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Gold mining equipment--Maine--Oxford
Prospecting equipment & supplies
Shilling, Carl
Carl Shilling's gold pan, Byron, ca. 1950
Physical Object
oai:mainememory.net:81152
2024-02-24T09:33:25Z
contributor:byronhs
circa 1900
Mendearth Mine, Byron, Oxford County, ME, USA
circa 1900
The Talfa Company's Mendearth Mine factory site was a phosphate mine in Byron that operated from 1892 to 1936. The phosphate was used in fertilizer.
Note the women standing on the siding and the men on the roof, who are most likely railroad or mining employees. As of 2013, all that remains of the operations at the mine are a few pilings of the 500-foot siding and one of the buildings. The building was turned around and is now used as a camp.
Photographic print
9.3 cm x 50.3 cm
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people associated with manual labor
Employees--Maine--Byron
Buildings--Maine--Byron
Mining--Maine--Byron
Business enterprises--Maine--Byron
Panoramic photographs
Mendearth Mine, Byron, ca. 1900
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