2024-03-28T08:59:38Z
http://api.mainememory.net/oai
oai:mainememory.net:82076
2016-04-26T05:45:43Z
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oai:mainememory.net:82231
2017-07-13T08:52:45Z
contributor:portlandwd
This image shows the Munjoy Hill Reservoir being rebuilt after it burst in 1893.
The Munjoy Hill Reservoir was completed in 1889 and had a capacity of 20 millions gallons. Because of a defective overflow, the reservoir burst on August 6, 1893. The break sent millions of gallons of water downhill, destroying four homes and killing four people. The reservoir was restrengthened and rebuilt, and was maintained until 1970.
Lantern slide
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82231
GN-RES-6
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Construction--Maine--Portland
Reservoirs--Maine--Portland
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Munjoy Hill Reservoir Break, Portland, 1893
Image
1893
8.5 cm x 10 cm
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Glass Slides
Portland Water District
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1893
oai:mainememory.net:81439
2018-10-18T08:37:54Z
contributor:portlandwd
Portland Water District
This is an exterior photo of Portland Water District's Douglass Street facility taken shortly after its 1928 opening.
This facility was designed by architects John Calvin Stevens and his son John Howard Stevens. The building was constructed by F. A. Rumery Co. of Portland, the copper lanterns on the gates and doors were installed and built by H. N. Blanchard Electric Co. of Portland, and the slate roofing and copper tower were put on by J. E. Brady & Son also of Portland.
This facility included service offices, garage, meter department and warehouse, and replaced the District's Kennebec Street shop.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/81439
L1-41
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Douglass Street (Portland, Me.)
Municipal services--Maine--Portland
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Portland Water District Douglass Street Facility, Portland, ca. 1928
Image
circa 1928
18.4 cm x 23.5 cm
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Portland Water District
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1928
oai:mainememory.net:81442
2018-10-18T08:37:54Z
contributor:portlandwd
Portland Water District
This is an exterior photo of Portland Water District's Douglass Street facility from Brighton Avenue taken shortly after its 1928 opening.
This facility was designed by architects John Calvin Stevens and his son John Howard Stevens. Each section of the facility was designed for a specific purpose. The building wing closest to Brighton Avenue contained the superintendent's office, stock room, lavatory, working space, and emergency sleeping quarters for employees. In the Stevens' building plan, a park was to be constructed in the space between the building and Brighton Avenue.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/81442
L1-41
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Douglass Street (Portland, Me.)
Municipal services--Maine--Portland
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Portland Water District Douglass Street Facility, Portland, ca. 1928
Image
circa 1928
18 cm x 23.5 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/81442.JPG
Portland Water District
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1928
oai:mainememory.net:81444
2018-10-18T08:37:54Z
contributor:portlandwd
Portland Water District
This is a photo of the weathervane that stands on top of the copper tower on the Portland Water District's Douglass Street facility, taken shortly after its 1928 opening.
The Douglass Street facility was designed by architects John Calvin Stevens and his son John Howard Stevens. It was the architects' intent to combine art with industry.
The weathervane was designed to replicate a photograph of the first street sprinkler (watering cart) in Portland and was cast in bronze. The weathervane and copper tower it sits on were put in place by Portland roofers J. E. Brady & Son.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/81444
L1-15
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Douglass Street (Portland, Me.)
Weather vanes--Maine--Portland
Water District weathervane, Portland, ca. 1928
Image
circa 1928
12.5 cm x 17.75 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/81444.JPG
Portland Water District
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1928
oai:mainememory.net:81450
2018-10-18T08:37:54Z
contributor:portlandwd
Portland Water District
This is an exterior photo of Portland Water District's Douglass Street facility taken a few years after its completion in 1928.
This facility was designed by architects John Calvin Stevens and his son John Howard Stevens. This is a view of the lumber sheds in the back of the building.
This facility was designed to eliminate noise and smoke from the front of the building, and to keep the loading and unloading of material away from public view so that the surrounding neighborhoods would suffer no depreciation.
The area around the lumber sheds was also used to store supplies such as cast iron pipes.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/81450
L1-41
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Buildings--Maine--Portland
Douglass Street (Portland, Me.)
Lumber--Maine--Portland
Sheds--Maine--Portland
Portland Water District lumber sheds, Portland, ca. 1940
Image
circa 1940
18.5 cm x 24 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/81450.JPG
Portland Water District
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1940
oai:mainememory.net:81539
2018-10-18T08:37:54Z
contributor:portlandwd
Portland Water District
The Portland Water District maintained a booth at Union Station in Portland during the summer months to provide free samples of drinking water from Sebago Lake beginning in 1932. This photo was taken on June 25, 1951, and pictures Kathleen Tierney and Jacqueline Gillespie. The booth was constructed in elaborate detail with a painting of Mt. Washington in the background and a miniature water fall flowing into a pond.
This same photo appears on leaflets that were distributed at the booth in 1951 which states the District's purpose as "acquainting the public with its product, pure Sebago Lake Water". In 1952, 43,100 cups of water were distributed to visitors at Union Station during the weeks June 23 through September 2.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/81539
L1-48-1951-04
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Kiosks--Maine--Portland
Union Station (Portland, Me.)
Portland Water District Union Station Spa, Portland, 1951
Image
1951-06-25
19.5 cm x 24 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/81539.JPG
Portland Water District
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1951-06-25
oai:mainememory.net:81540
2018-10-18T08:37:54Z
contributor:portlandwd
Tisdale Studio
Portland Water District Superintendent Eben Dyer held a banquet each year for trustees and employees of the Portland Water District. Dyer was the superintendent of the Portland Water District from 1908, the year the District was formed, until November 1915, when he passed away.
In 1915 this banquet was held at the Falmouth Hotel in Portland. This photo is of the inside of the Falmouth Hotel and the attendees at the banquet.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/81540
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Banquets--Maine--Portland
Hotels--Maine--Portland
Dyer, Eben
Portland Water District banquet, 1915
Image
1915-02-09
20 cm x 25 cm
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Portland Water District
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1915-02-09
oai:mainememory.net:81550
2018-10-18T08:37:55Z
contributor:portlandwd
Portland Water District
The Portland Water District moved its general offices in 1915 to 16 Casco Street, a building formerly occupied by Northeastern Telephone Company. The district needed more office space.
The building was modified specifically for the Portland Water District. The modifications included a remodel of the front of the building to allow for better natural light and the creation of a trustee meeting space inside the building.
The Portland Water District remained at 16 Casco Street until 1967 when its Douglass Street facility was expanded.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/81550
10-CSO-1964-001
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Buildings--Maine--Portland
Business enterprises--Maine--Portland
Casco Street (Portland, Me.)
Municipal services--Maine--Portland
Portland Water District Casco Street Office, ca. 1964
Image
circa 1964
9 cm x 11.3 cm
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Portland Water District
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1964
oai:mainememory.net:81554
2018-10-18T08:37:55Z
contributor:portlandwd
Portland Water District
This photograph was taken in 1964 and depicts a Portland Water District employee, Mrs. Clara Schumacher, using a National Cash Register, Class 2000, billing machine. This machine which was purchased by the District in 1954 for use at its main office at 16 Casco Street in Portland.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/81554
10-CSO-1964-031
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Casco Street (Portland, Me.)
Employees--Maine--Portland
Office equipment & supplies
Schumacher, Clara
Portland Water District Casco Street Office, Portland, 1964
Image
circa 1964
9 cm x 11.4 cm
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Small Photos
Portland Water District
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1964
oai:mainememory.net:82074
2018-10-18T08:37:58Z
contributor:portlandwd
Portland Water District
This is a street view of the Bramhall Reservoir gate and fence that was built in 1869, between Brackett, Vaughan and Chadwick Streets, to hold water pumped from Sebago Lake by the Portland Water Company. Water pumped into the Reservoir was then pumped into City distribution pipes. A second Reservoir in the City of Portland followed in 1888 with the construction of the Munjoy Hill Reservoir.
The Bramhall Reservoir was in use until 1964 when it was flattened in anticipation of being leased to the Maine Medical Center for parking. It's capacity was only 8 million gallons whereas the Munjoy Hill Reservoir, which was still in use after the decommission of the Bramhall Reservoir, was 22 million gallons.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82074
L1-26
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Reservoirs--Maine--Portland
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Bramhall Reservoir Gate and Fence, Portland, ca. 1930
Image
circa 1930
18.5 cm x 24.4 cm
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Portland Water District
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1930
oai:mainememory.net:82114
2018-10-18T08:37:58Z
contributor:portlandwd
In 1922, the Portland Water District contracted the Bennett Contracting Company to lay 16 inch pipes along the bottom of Casco Bay to improve water service to South Portland. This photo is a general view of the pipe laying and dredging machines. The submarine water line was laid to the east side of the bridge connecting Portland and South Portland. The City of Portland waterfront appears in the background.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82114
19-SM-1922-01
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Construction--Maine--Portland
Dredges--Maine--Portland
Machinery
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
South Portland Submarine Line 1922
Image
1922
10 cm x 12.5 cm
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4X6 Photos
Portland Water District
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1922
oai:mainememory.net:82116
2018-10-18T08:37:58Z
contributor:portlandwd
In 1922, the Portland Water District hired the Bennett Contracting Company to lay 16 inch submarine pipe from Portland to South Portland, to improve water service to South Portland. This photo depicts the dredging and pipe laying machines used to deposit the pipe under water to the east of the former Casco Bay Bridge connecting Portland and South Portland. The City of Portland waterfront appears to be in the background, showing the State Street via duct on the left.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82116
19-SM-1922-02
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Construction--Maine--Portland
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Waterworks--Maine--South Portland
State Street (Portland, Me.)
South Portland Submarine Line 1922
Image
1922
10 cm x 12.5 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82116.JPG
4X6 Photos
Portland Water District
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
South Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1922
oai:mainememory.net:82122
2018-10-18T08:37:58Z
contributor:portlandwd
This pipe laying machine was used in the 1922 waterworks project that connected the city of Portland's water supply with that of South Portland's, to improve water service to South Portland.
This project was considered to be at the cutting edge of engineering technology at the time. All of the preparation for connecting each section of pipe was done above ground whereas in previous submarine projects divers had to caulk each section of pipe underwater.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82122
19-SM-1922-03
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Construction--Maine--Portland
South Portland Submarine Line 1922
Image
1922
10 cm x 12 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82122.JPG
4X6 Photos
Portland Water District
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1922
oai:mainememory.net:82123
2018-10-18T08:37:58Z
contributor:portlandwd
In 1922 the Portland Water District contracted the Bennett Contracting Company to lay 16 inch submarine pipe from Portland to South Portland to improve water service to South Portland.
This submarine project was considered a model of modern municipal engineering at the time. Sections of pipe were connected, leaded, and caulked above water then "shot" into place. Previously, divers had to caulk pipe sections underwater using lead wool. This photograph shows pipe sections and the equipment used to put the sections in place.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82123
19-SM-1922-09
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Construction--Maine--Portland
Submarines--Maine--Portland
South Portland Submarine Line 1922
Image
1922
10 cm x 12.5 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82123.JPG
4X6 Photos
Portland Water District
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1922
oai:mainememory.net:82125
2018-10-18T08:37:58Z
contributor:portlandwd
In 1922 the Portland Water District contracted the Bennett Contracting Company to lay 16 inch submarine pipe from Portland to South Portland, connecting the two cities. The goal was to improve water service to South Portland.
This submarine project was considered a model of modern municipal engineering. Sections of pipe were connected, leaded, and caulked above water then "shot" into place below water. Previously, the method for laying underground pipe was to lower the pipes into place and then send divers down to caulk the pipe sections, underwater, using leaded wool.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82125
19-SM-1922-04
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Construction--Maine--Portland
Municipal services--Maine--Portland
Waterworks--Maine--South Portland
Municipal services--Maine--South Portland
South Portland Submarine Line 1922
Image
1922
10 cm x 12.4 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82125.JPG
4X6 Photos
Portland Water District
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
South Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1922
oai:mainememory.net:82219
2018-10-18T08:38:00Z
contributor:portlandwd
When the Portland Water District took over the Portland Water Company in 1908, the trustees saw the need to protect Sebago Lake as a public water supply and began conservation efforts to put limits on the use of the Lake's shoreline near the pipeline intake. In 1915, the trustees took the land surrounding Sebago Lake known as "Higgins Lot" under their care as well. The Higgins property extended about one mile along the Lake and comprised about 350 cottage lots. The heirs to the property, after taking their dispute over compensation to the County Commissioner, received a total of $18,000 for the land from the Portland Water District.
The District then reforested the lot with white pines to provide watershed protection for the Lake.
Lantern slide
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82219
GN-SL-02
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Conservation of natural resources--Maine--Standish
Sebago Lake (Me.)
Portland Water District Higgins Lot, Standish, 1919
Image
1919
8.5 cm x 10 cm
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Glass Slides
Portland Water District
Standish, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1919
oai:mainememory.net:82223
2018-10-18T08:38:00Z
contributor:portlandwd
When the Portland Water District acquired the Portland Water Company in 1908, their main goal was to ensure the purity of the water supply from Sebago Lake. To meet that goal, the Portland Water District maintained a well equipped laboratory on Kennebec Street in Portland until 1915 when it moved, along with their main office, to 16 Casco Street in Portland.
This photograph most likely features chemist Marion N. Hudson. Miss Hudson was the local chemist/bacteriologist in charge of the laboratory during the year 1919 according to the District's Annual Reports.
Lantern slide
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82223
GN-PWD-12
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Casco Street (Portland, Me.)
Municipal services--Maine--Portland
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Portrait photographs
Laboratories--Maine--Portland
Employees--Maine--Portland
Hudson, Marion N.
Portland Water District Laboratory on Casco Street, 1919
Image
circa 1919
8.5 cm x 10 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82223.JPG
Glass Slides
Portland Water District
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1919
oai:mainememory.net:82225
2018-10-18T08:38:00Z
contributor:portlandwd
In 1925 the Portland Water District built a new intake house at the edge of Sebago Lake. The water from Sebago Lake would pass through a purification screen before entering the tunnel pipeline, taking it to Portland.
Lantern slide
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82225
GN-SL-01
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Sebago Lake (Me.)
Reservoirs--Maine--Portland
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Pumping stations--Maine--Portland
Portland Water District Intake House, Standish, 1925
Image
1925
8.5 cm x 10 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82225.JPG
Glass Slides
Portland Water District
Standish, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1925
oai:mainememory.net:82227
2018-10-18T08:38:00Z
contributor:portlandwd
The image here is of a temporary hypochlorite plant at Hinckley Brook showing the Sebago Lake gate house and intake in the background.
In 1908 the Portland Water District was formed to take over the public water supply operations from the Portland Water Company. One of the primary goals of the Portland Water District was to insure the quality of water from Sebago Lake to the communities it served.
The Portland Water District constructed its own laboratory to test for bacteria and pollutants that might spread diseases such as typhoid fever which was attributed to both water and milk supplies during the 1910s. As an added precaution, the Portland Water District began to acquire land surrounding the Sebago Lake pipeline intake.
On this land, the Portland Water District established three hypochlorite plants at three different points on Sebago Lake so that the water could be chemically treated from the source of intake. Hinckley Brook was a tributary for Sebago Lake near the point of intake and for that reason was chosen as a location for a hypochlorite plant.
Lantern slide
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82227
GN-SL-08
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Sebago Lake (Me.)
Hydraulic facilities--Maine--Standish
Waterworks--Maine--Standish
Municipal services--Maine--Portland
Hypochlorite Plant at Hinckley Brook, Standish, 1916
Image
circa 1916
8.5 cm x 10 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82227.JPG
Glass Slides
Portland Water District
Standish, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1916
oai:mainememory.net:82230
2018-10-18T08:38:00Z
contributor:portlandwd
The Portland Water District maintained a small shop and office in Westbrook at 632 Main Street between the years 1909-1953. During those years, the Portland Water District also had main offices and shops in Portland.
Lantern slide
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82230
GN-PWD-01
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Offices--Maine--Westbrook
Waterworks--Maine--Westbrook
Municipal services--Maine--Westbrook
Shops--Maine--Westbrook
Main Street (Westbrook, Me.)
Portland Water District Westbrook Shop, ca. 1941
Image
circa 1941
8.5 cm x 10 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82230.JPG
Glass Slides
Portland Water District
Westbrook, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1941
oai:mainememory.net:82232
2018-10-18T08:38:00Z
contributor:portlandwd
The Portland Water District maintained a small shop and office in Westbrook at 632 Main Street between the years 1909-1953. During those years, the Portland Water District maintained its main offices and shops in Portland. This photograph is of the shop's garage and District trucks.
Lantern slide
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82232
GN-PWD-03
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Shops--Maine--Westbrook
Automobiles--Maine--Westbrook
Offices--Maine--Westbrook
Waterworks--Maine--Westbrook
Municipal services--Maine--Westbrook
Main Street (Westbrook, Me.)
Portland Water District Westbrook Shop, ca. 1941
Image
circa 1941
8.5 cm x 10 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82232.JPG
Portland Water District
Westbrook, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1941
oai:mainememory.net:82233
2018-10-18T08:38:00Z
contributor:portlandwd
The Munjoy Hill Reservoir was built in 1889 by the Portland Water Company. The standpipe on the right in the photograph, built in 1903, furnished a constant supply of water to the residents of Munjoy Hill. The standpipe filled and emptied during the day with any overflow passing into the Reservoir, which, in turn, passed its overflow into Back Bay. The Reservoir had burst in 1893 due to a defective overflow. Concerns that the Reservoir might break again were still prevalent into 1921. At that time the District officials inspected the Reservoir on a weekly basis, and Portland Water District employee, Fred Reny, who served as general manager from 1933-1950, and whose house was located next to the standpipe, patrolled the rim of the basin every morning.
The Reservoir remained in use until 1970 when it was dismantled.
Lantern slide
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82233
GN-RES-8 thru 11
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Reservoirs--Maine--Portland
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Munjoy Hill Reservoir, Portland, ca. 1921
Image
circa 1921
8.5 cm x 10 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82233.JPG
Glass Slides
Portland Water District
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1921
oai:mainememory.net:82234
2018-10-18T08:38:00Z
contributor:portlandwd
In 1869 the Portland Water Company built the Bramhall Reservoir between Brackett, Vaughan, and Chadwick Streets in Portland to hold water pumped into Portland from Sebago Lake. In turn, the water was then pumped into city distribution pipes from the reservoir.
In 1882, the reservoir suffered a break and water leaked down the hill towards Deering Oaks Park. The reservoir was repaired, but continued efforts by the Portland Water Company were made to keep the reservoir in reliable working order. It is believed that this image was taken in 1902 when the reservoir was again reinforced. An engineer from Boston, Percy M. Blake, oversaw the work which entailed paving with granite blocks and adding automatic valves to control water flow. The capacity of the reservoir was increased with this renovation from 8 million gallons to between 10 to 12 million gallons.
Lantern slide
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82234
GN-RES-4
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Municipal services--Maine--Portland
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Reservoirs--Maine--Portland
Bramhall Reservoir, Portland, ca. 1902
Image
circa 1902
8.5 cm x 10 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82234.JPG
Glass Slides
Portland Water District
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1902
oai:mainememory.net:82236
2018-10-18T08:38:00Z
contributor:portlandwd
When the Portland Water District took over the Portland Water Company in 1908, the trustees saw the need to protect the public water supply and began to take measures to ensure the quality of the water. This image is of the Sebago Village Brook in the rear of a grain store, showing stagnant water that was of concern to the District.
Sebago Village Brook was a tributary of Sebago Lake. Because it's water flowed into the lake and fed into the public water supply, this brook was first chemically treated at a hypochlorite plant before it fed into Sebago, where it was purified again through the Sebago Lake intake.
Part of the concern over the quality and purity of the water supply stemmed from fear that typhoid fever may have been caused by bacteria in the water supply. The Portland Water District strove to dispel those concerns through added water treatment and laboratory tests of both water and milk.
Lantern slide
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82236
GN-SL-04
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Waterworks--Maine--Standish
Hydraulic facilities--Maine--Standish
Sebago Lake (Me.)
Municipal services--Maine--Portland
Streams--Maine--Portland
Sebago Village Brook, 1916
Image
1916
8.5 cm x 10 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82236.JPG
Glass Slides
Portland Water District
Standish, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1916
oai:mainememory.net:82237
2018-10-18T08:38:00Z
contributor:portlandwd
The Portland Water District maintained a small shop and office in Westbrook at 632 Main Street between the years 1909-1953. This photograph is of the Westbrook office interior.
Lantern slide
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82237
GN-PWD-02
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Municipal services--Maine--Westbrook
Waterworks--Maine--Westbrook
Offices--Maine--Westbrook
Main Street (Westbrook, Me.)
Portland Water District Westbrook Shop, ca. 1941
Image
circa 1941
8.5 cm x 10 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82237.JPG
Glass Slides
Portland Water District
Westbrook, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1941
oai:mainememory.net:82239
2018-10-18T08:38:00Z
contributor:portlandwd
This is a street view of the Munjoy Hill Reservoir, with the standpipe shown to the right. The reservoir was 370 feet in length, and had an average depth of 38 feet. The overflow system kept the surface water moving at all times with the overflow emptying into Back Bay. The supply of water in this reservoir was kept for emergency purposes only.
The Portland Water Company began distributing water to Portland in 1869 by pumping water from Sebago Lake into the Bramhall Reservoir in Portland. From the Bramhall Reservoir, water was then pumped to city distribution pipes. In the mid 1880s the population of Portland had grown such that the need for a second reservoir was necessary.
The Munjoy Hill Reservoir was completed in 1889 and had a capacity of 20 million gallons. In 1893 the reservoir burst due to a defective overflow. The reservoir was rebuilt and repaired and it's use continued until 1970.
Lantern slide
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82239
GN-RES-8 thru 11
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Reservoirs--Maine--Portland
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Munjoy Hill Reservoir, Portland, ca. 1920
Image
circa 1920
8.5 cm x 10 cm
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Glass Slides
Portland Water District
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1920
oai:mainememory.net:82241
2018-10-18T08:38:00Z
contributor:portlandwd
The Portland Water District acquired the Portland Water Company in 1908. Their main goal was to ensure the purity of the water supply from Sebago Lake to Portland. To that end, the District maintained a well equipped laboratory first on Kennebec Street in Portland, then at their main office at 16 Casco Street in Portland.
The bacteriological laboratory had been in operation for a few years when this photo was taken. It pictures Augustus E. Clark, resident chemist and bacteriologist, standing next to some of the equipment used in the water testing.
Lantern slide
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82241
GN-PWD-10
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Casco Street (Portland, Me.)
Reservoirs--Maine--Portland
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Clark, Augustus E.
Portland Water District Casco Street Laboratory
Image
circa 1915
8 cm x 10 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82241.JPG
Glass Slides
Portland Water District
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1915
oai:mainememory.net:82243
2018-10-18T08:38:00Z
contributor:portlandwd
This photograph shows the Hanscomb Lot around Sebago Lake. In 1915, the Portland Water District trustees embarked on an effort to reforest the land surrounding Sebago Lake with white pines to create a watershed for the protection of the Lakes' water.
The Portland Water District was interested in the land around Sebago Lake because they had constructed a pipeline from Sebago Lake to Portland in an effort to increase the water supply to Portland. The trustees agreed, in 1908, that conservation efforts were necessary to actively protect Sebago Lake as a public water supply and also began to put limits on the use of the shoreline near the pipeline intake.
Lantern slide
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82243
GN-SL-03
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Conservation of natural resources--Maine--Standish
Trees--Maine--Standish
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Portland Water District Hanscomb Lot, Standish, 1919
Image
1919
8.5 cm x 10 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82243.JPG
Glass Slides
Portland Water District
Standish, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1919
oai:mainememory.net:82245
2018-10-18T08:38:00Z
contributor:portlandwd
The Portland Water District built this pump station between Walnut and Sheridan Streets in 1931. This pump station contained two booster pumps that could each pump up to 5,000,000 gallons of water per day from the Munjoy Hill Reservoir. The station was built to act in an emergency, such as a serious fire, in which a large amount of water would be needed in a short amount of time.
The exterior of the pump station was designed by architects John Calvin Stevens and his son John Howard Stevens.
Lantern slide
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82245
GN-PWD-08
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Reservoirs--Maine--Portland
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Pumping stations--Maine--Portland
Munjoy Hill Pump Station Exterior, Portland, ca. 1931
Image
circa 1931
8.5 cm x 10 cm
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Glass Slides
Portland Water District
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1931
oai:mainememory.net:82247
2018-10-18T08:38:00Z
contributor:portlandwd
This image is of the interior of the hypochlorite plant on Sebago Lake and shows the double tanks in which hypochlorite was mixed and the small boxes through which it passed into the water pouring into the outlet main beneath the floor in the foreground.
When the Portland Water District took over the Portland Water Company in 1908, the trustees saw the need to protect the public water supply and began to take measures to ensure the quality of the water.
The Sebago Village Brook contained a good deal of stagnant water and received drainage from both the residential part of the village and the Sebago Lake Station in use by the Maine Railroad. The Sebago Village Brook was a tributary of Sebago Lake; it fed into the lake then into the public water supply. Because of these factors, the trustees built a hypochlorite plant at the settling basin of the brook.
Lantern slide
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82247
GN-SL-07
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Hydraulic facilities--Maine--Portland
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Sebago Lake (Me.)
Sebago Lake Station Hypochlorite Plant 1916
Image
1916
8.5 cm x 10 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82247.JPG
Glass Slides
Portland Water District
Standish, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1916
oai:mainememory.net:82248
2018-10-18T08:38:00Z
contributor:portlandwd
This photo of a meter shop appears to have been taken at the Portland Water District's Office at 16 Casco Street. The meter shop was moved to the new facility at 225 Douglass Street, Portland, in 1934, but from 1915 until then occupied space on Casco Street.
Lantern slide
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82248
GN-PWD-05
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Employees--Maine--Westbrook
Offices--Maine--Westbrook
Waterworks--Maine--Westbrook
Municipal services--Maine--Westbrook
Portland Water District Meter Shop ca. 1915
Image
circa 1915
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82248.JPG
Glass Slides
Portland Water District
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1910
oai:mainememory.net:82254
2018-10-18T08:38:00Z
contributor:portlandwd
This is a photograph of the Portland Water District office, though it is unclear at which location. The District office was located at 33 Plum Street in Portland until 1915 when the office was moved to 16 Casco Street, also in Portland.
One of the photographs on the wall is of the February 1915 employee banquet held by Superintendent Eben Dyer at the Falmouth Hotel. Since the exterior walls of the Casco Street building were brick, not wood, it is supposed that this photograph was probably taken at 33 Plum Street before the location of the office was moved in June of 1915.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82254
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Offices--Maine--Portland
Plum Street (Portland, Me.)
Municipal services--Maine--Portland
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Portland Water District Office, 1915
Image
circa 1915
15.25 cm x 20.5 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82254.JPG
Portland Water District
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1915
oai:mainememory.net:94455
2018-10-18T08:40:01Z
contributor:portlandwd
P. K. Frye
In 1943 the Portland Water District gifted two lots of land on North Street, near the Munjoy Hill Reservoir, to the City of Portland for use as athletic fields by the William B. Jack School.
The William B. Jack School, named for a Portland High School principal, was located at the north end of North Street and the Eastern Promenade. It served as a junior high school from 1943, later becoming an elementary school.
It was torn down and replaced by the East End Community School, at exactly the same site, in September of 2006.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/94455
L1-45
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Landscapes (Representations)
Schools--Maine--Portland
William B. Jack School, Portland, 1944
Image
1944
18.5 cm x 25.5 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/94455.JPG
Large Photo Collection
Portland Water District
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1944
oai:mainememory.net:82095
2018-11-20T09:44:36Z
contributor:portlandwd
In 1869 the Portland Water Company built the Bramhall Reservoir, between Vaughan, Brackett, and Chadwick Streets, to hold water pumped from Sebago Lake. In turn, the water was pumped into City distribution pipes from the Reservoir.
This photo was taken from inside the Bramhall Reservoir and appears to show a break in the wall. Looking through the wall break, two men are visible viewing the damage from what appears to be the back of the main gate to the Reservoir. Though this photo has a pencil mark of "Bramhall 1888" on its mat, it would appear that this photo is actually from the reservoir break that occurred in June, 1882. According to the Portland Daily Press, in an article dated June 10, 1882, the reservoir was filled to within 8 inches of its maximum height due to heavy rains that spring and the leak began by the main gate of the reservoir at the corner of Vaughan and Brackett Streets. About half the water in the reservoir leaked through the crack in the wall causing damage to several homes down hill from the reservoir.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82095
L1-3
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Reservoirs--Maine--Portland
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Bramhall Reservoir, Portland, ca. 1882
Image
circa 1882
10.6 cm x 20 cm
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Large Photo Collection
Portland Water District
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1882
oai:mainememory.net:82096
2018-11-20T09:44:36Z
contributor:portlandwd
During the flood of 1936, water from Sebago Lake was provided to those municipalities without safe public water by the Portland Water District at no cost.
To provide water to the City of Saco, Engine Four of the Portland Fire Department pumped water into the end of the Saco main from the end of the Portland main continuously for 36 hours. This photo shows Engine Four and the firemen working the pump. In all, 800,000 gallons of water were pumped into the Saco main.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82096
L1-28
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Fire engines--Maine--Saco
Fire fighters--Maine--Saco
Floods--Maine--Saco
Waterworks--Maine--Saco
Portland Engine 4 Fire Truck Pumping Water to Saco during the Flood of 1936
Image
1936-03-21
18.8 cm x 24 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82096.JPG
Large Photo Collection
Portland Water District
Saco, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1936-03-21
oai:mainememory.net:82146
2018-11-20T09:44:36Z
contributor:portlandwd
When the Portland Water District procured the Portland Water Company one of its first goals was to increase the amount and pressure of the water it was responsible for delivering. To achieve this goal the Portland Water District decided to lay additional lines from Sebago Lake to Portland.
For this project District trustees hired New York engineer Allen Hazen, contracted the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company of Philadelphia to provide 42" cast iron pipe and specials, and employed John C. Tierney, of Hoboken New Jersey, for hauling and laying the pipe and fittings. In approximately one year the new transmission line was completed.
In this photograph workers are shown on an unidentified hillside with sections of pipe to be placed and an excavator in the background.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82146
L1-6
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Construction--Maine
Municipal services--Maine
Waterworks--Maine
Sebago Lake (Me.)
Sebago Lake Water Transmission Line 1912
Image
circa 1912
12.5 cm x 17.7 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82146.JPG
Large Photo Collection
Portland Water District
Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1912
oai:mainememory.net:82147
2018-11-20T09:44:36Z
contributor:portlandwd
When the Portland Water District acquired the Portland Water Company in 1908 one of its first priorities was to increase water supply to its customers. After consulting with engineer Allen Hazen from New York, the Water District decided to install a 42” cast iron transmission main from Sebago Lake to Portland to better serve the areas of Portland, Deering, South Portland and Cape Elizabeth, with the remaining customer base to be supplied by the existing mains and reservoirs.
In this photograph, the trench for the pipeline has been dug and the pipes that will eventually go in it are laying next to the trench, on the hillside.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82147
L1-6
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Construction--Maine
Municipal services--Maine
Waterworks--Maine
Sebago Lake Water Transmission Line 1912
Image
circa 1912
12.5 cm x 17.7 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82147.JPG
Large Photo Collection
Portland Water District
Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1912
oai:mainememory.net:82148
2018-11-20T09:44:36Z
contributor:portlandwd
In 1908, the Portland Water District, after procuring the Portland Water Company, made its first priority improving water supply and pressure to Portland, Deering, South Portland, and Cape Elizabeth. After discussing the use of cast iron versus steel pipes, the District decided to construct the new transmission line from Sebago Lake to Portland using 42" cast iron pipes.
The United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company of Philadelphia Pennsylvania, won the contract for furnishing the cast iron pipe and specials, and John C. Tierney, of Hoboken New Jersey, was awarded the contract for hauling and laying the cast iron pipe and fittings. The Water District also hired engineer Allen Hazen, of New York, as a consultant for this project.
In this photograph workers are shown with lengths of pipe next to the excavator that was used to dig the trench for the pipeline. The transmission line was completed in 1912, after approximately one year of construction.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82148
L1-6
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Construction--Maine
Municipal services--Maine
Waterworks--Maine
Machinery
Sebago Lake Water Transmission Line 1912
Image
circa 1912
12.5 cm x 17.70 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82148.JPG
Large Photo Collection
Portland Water District
Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1912
oai:mainememory.net:82149
2018-11-20T09:44:36Z
contributor:portlandwd
When the Portland Water District acquired the Portland Water Company in 1908 they were concerned with the water supply to to the communities they served. To address this concern, The Portland Water District decided to build a new transmission line connecting Sebago Lake to Portland, to be used in conjunction with the existing mains and reservoirs, to increase the amount and pressure of the water being delivered to its customers.
In this photograph, a pipe laying machine is putting a 42 inch cast iron pipe into place; the transmission line was completed in 1912.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82149
L1-6
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Sebago Lake (Me.)
Municipal services--Maine
Construction--Maine
Waterworks--Maine
Sebago Lake Water Transmission Line 1912
Image
circa 1912
12.5 cm x 17.7 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82149.JPG
Large Photo Collection
Portland Water District
Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1912
oai:mainememory.net:82150
2018-11-20T09:44:36Z
contributor:portlandwd
When the Portland Water District acquired the Portland Water Company in 1908 one of its first priorities was to increase water supply to its customers. After consulting with engineer Allen Hazen from New York, the District decided to install a 42” cast iron transmission main to be constructed from Sebago Lake to Portland to better serve the areas of Portland, Deering, South Portland and Cape Elizabeth with the remaining customer base to be supplied by the present mains and reservoirs.
The United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company of Philadelphia, PA, was awarded the contract for furnishing the cast iron pipe and specials. John C. Tierney of Hoboken, NJ, was awarded the contract for hauling and laying the cast iron pipe and fittings.
In this photograph (location unknown) the cast iron pipe has been placed in a trench. The next step would have been to lead and caulk the pipe sections before backfilling. The new transmission line was completed in 1912.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82150
L1-6
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Waterworks--Maine
Construction--Maine
Sebago Lake Water Transmission Line 1912
Image
circa 1911
17.7 cm x 12.5 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82150.JPG
Large Photo Collection
Portland Water District
Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1911
oai:mainememory.net:82151
2018-11-20T09:44:36Z
contributor:portlandwd
To increase water supply and pressure to its customers in Portland, Deering, South Portland, and Cape Elizabeth, the newly formed Portland Water District (who acquired the Portland Water Company in 1908), decided to construct a new transmission line from Sebago Lake to Portland using 42 inch cast iron pipes.
This photo (location unknown) depicts some of the workers on the construction of transmission main as well as the excavating and pipe laying equipment used. The project was completed in 1912.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82151
L1-9
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Waterworks--Maine
Construction--Maine
People associated with manual labor--Maine
Sebago Lake Water Transmission Line 1912
Image
circa 1911
12.5 cm x 17.70 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82151.JPG
Large Photo Collection
Portland Water District
Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1911
oai:mainememory.net:82281
2018-11-20T09:44:38Z
contributor:portlandwd
In 1908 the Portland Water District acquired the Portland Water Company and their shops at 183-201 Kennebec Street in Portland. This photograph was taken outside the garage and shops (which included the meter department and the laboratory) on Kennebec Street and features the Portland Water District's touring cars and trucks, as well as the employees who drove them.
In 1928, the garage and shops were moved to the newly constructed facility at 225 Douglass Street.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82281
L1-22
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Kennebec Street (Portland, Me.)
Automobiles--Maine--Portland
Employees--Maine--Portland
Business enterprises--Maine--Portland
Municipal services--Maine--Portland
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Portland Water District Kennebec Street Garage, 1919
Image
1919
16.5 cm x 25.5 cm
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Large Photo Collection
Portland Water District
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1919
oai:mainememory.net:94904
2018-11-20T09:46:29Z
contributor:portlandwd
In 1933, the Portland Water District moved its meter shop from its Casco Street office in Portland office to its main facility on Douglass Street. This photograph shows the interior of the new meter shop upon completion.
The Portland Water District was able to complete the new meter shop with C. W. A. (Civil Works Administration) funds made available by the Federal Government under its plan to relieve the unemployment situation by granting funds to public agencies so that they could complete projects approved by the Federal Relief Authorities.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/94904
L1-25A
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Offices--Maine--Portland
Municipal services--Maine--Portland
Douglass Street (Portland, Me.)
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Portland Water District Douglass Street Meter Shop, Portland, 1933
Image
1933
19 cm x 24 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/94904.JPG
Large Photo Collection
Portland Water District
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1933
oai:mainememory.net:94905
2018-11-20T09:46:29Z
contributor:portlandwd
In 1933, the Portland Water District moved its meter shop from its Casco Street office, in Portland to its main facility on Douglass Street in Portland. This photograph shows the interior of new meter shop upon completion.
The Portland Water District was able to complete the new meter shop with C. W. A. (Civil Works Administration) funds made available by the Federal Government under its plan to relieve the unemployment situation by granting funds to public agencies so that they could complete projects approved by the Federal Relief Authorities.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/94905
L1-25A
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Municipal services--Maine--Portland
Douglass Street (Portland, Me.)
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Offices--Maine--Portland
Portland Water District Douglass Street Meter Shop 1933
Image
1933
19 cm x 24 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/94905.JPG
Large Photo Collection
Portland Water District
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1933
oai:mainememory.net:96130
2018-11-20T09:46:29Z
contributor:portlandwd
When the Portland Water District acquired the Portland Water Company in 1908, it maintained shops at Kennebec Street in Portland, but moved its meter shop to 16 Casco Street, also in Portland, in 1915 upon expansion of the District's offices.
In 1933 the meter shop was moved again, this time to 225 Douglass Street in Portland. This move was made in order to make room for the expansion of the accounting and business offices at Casco Street. This photograph was taken in 1931, before the move, when the meter shop occupied the second floor at the Casco Street office.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/96130
L1-19
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Municipal services--Maine--Portland
Casco Street (Portland, Me.)
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Offices--Maine--Portland
Portland Water District Casco Street Meter Shop, Portland, 1931
Image
1931
11 cm x 16 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/96130.JPG
Large Photo Collection
Portland Water District
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1931
oai:mainememory.net:82124
2020-07-29T08:48:09Z
contributor:portlandwd
In 1922, the Portland Water District hired the Bennett Contracting Company to lay 16 inch submarine pipe from Portland to South Portland to improve public water service to South Portland.
In this photograph, men are working on a trench that appears to be the beginning of the submarine line. The former "Million Dollar Bridge" can be seen to the right in the photograph.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82124
19-SM-1922-08
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Construction--Maine--Portland
Municipal services--Maine--Portland
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
South Portland Submarine Line, 1922
Image
1922
10.2 cm x 12.8 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82124.JPG
4X6 Photos
Portland Water District
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1922
oai:mainememory.net:81553
2024-02-24T09:33:27Z
contributor:portlandwd
Portland Water District
The Portland Water District moved its general offices to 16 Casco Street, Portland, in 1915 due to the increased need for space.
The building was formerly occupied by the Northeastern Telephone Company and was remodeled before the District took residence.
This photo, taken in 1964, depicts office staff members Liza Montfort, Del Reynolds, Charlotte Russell, and Ron Caron.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/81553
10-CSO-1964-008
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Offices--Maine--Portland
Portland Water District (Me.)
Montfort, Liza
Reynolds, Del
Russell, Charlotte
Portland Water District Casco Street office, 1964
Image
circa 1964
9 cm x 11.4 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/81553.JPG
Portland Water District
Portland Water District, Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1964
oai:mainememory.net:81555
2024-02-24T09:33:27Z
contributor:portlandwd
Portland Water District
The Portland Water District occupied the building 16 Casco Street in Portland from 1915 until 1967. This photograph was taken of the interior of the building in 1964. the man photographed here is J. Porter Hennings, who later became the General Manager for the Portland Water District from 1975-1978.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/81555
10-CSO-1964-019
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Casco Street (Portland, Me.)
Municipal services--Maine--Portland
Offices--Maine--Portland
Portrait photographs
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Hennings, John Porter
Portland Water District Casco Street Office, Portland, 1964
Image
1964
9 cm x 11.4 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/81555.JPG
Portland Water District
Portland Water District, Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1964
oai:mainememory.net:82073
2024-02-24T09:33:29Z
contributor:portlandwd
Tisdale
This photograph of the wharf at Sebago Lake Station was taken in 1933 for the Portland Water District. When the Portland Water District took over the Portland Water Company in 1908, the trustees saw the need to protect Sebago Lake as a public water supply and began conservation efforts to put limits on the use of the area.
Until 1932, Charles G. Goodridge, of the Songo River Line Inc., leased the wharf at Sebago Lake from the Portland Water District. However, when the last steamer burned Goodridge decided not to renew his lease and the wharf's control reverted back to the Water District.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82073
L1-23
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Lakes & ponds--Maine--Naples
Piers & wharves--Maine--Naples
Sebago Lake (Me.)
Wharf at Sebago Lake Station, 1933
Image
1933-03-08
18.4 cm x 25.4 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82073.JPG
Portland Water District
Sebago Lake, Naples, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1933-03-08
oai:mainememory.net:82094
2024-02-24T09:33:29Z
contributor:portlandwd
The Bramhall Reservoir was built in 1869 by the Portland Water Company to hold water pumped from Sebago Lake. The water was then pumped from the Reservoir to Portland city distribution pipes.
This photograph appears to show street damage from a leak or break in the Bramhall Reservoir. There was a significant break in June 1882 that caused damage to several homes in the area. Though this photo has a pencil mark noting "Bramhall 1888" on the accompanying mat, it is assumed this photo was taken in 1882 on the former Grove Street, Portland, which is now Deering Avenue, looking up toward Congress Street. This assumption is made because the Portland Daily Press ran a news article on June 10th, 1882, and in it describes the path of the water as it ran down the hill from the reservoir towards Deering Oaks Park and it is consistent with the photo.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82094
L1-3
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Reservoirs--Maine--Portland
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Bramhall Reservoir Break Street View 1882
Image
circa 1882
11 cm x 19.8 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82094.JPG
Large Photo Collection
Portland Water District
Bramhall Reservoir, Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1882
oai:mainememory.net:82218
2024-02-24T09:33:30Z
contributor:portlandwd
The Portland Water Company began distributing water to Portland in 1869 by pumping water from Sebago Lake into the Bramhall Reservoir in Portland. From the Bramhall Reservoir, water was then pumped to City distribution pipes. In the mid 1880s the population of Portland had grown such that the need for a second reservoir was necessary. Work began on a reservoir, located between North and Sheridan Streets, that would be called the "Munjoy Hill Reservoir".
The Munjoy Hill Reservoir was completed in 1889 and had a capacity of 20,000,000 gallons. Because of a defective overflow, the reservoir burst in 1893. The reservoir was rebuilt and strengthened. This reservoir remained in operation on Munjoy Hill until 1970 as an emergency back up to the public water supply, although during its last decades, the water it contained would not have been suitable for human consumption without significant chemical purification.
Lantern slide
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82218
GN-RES-8 thru 11
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Reservoirs--Maine--Portland
Munjoy Hill Reservoir, Portland, ca. 1920
Image
circa 1920
8.5 cm x 10 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82218.JPG
Glass Slides
Portland Water District
Munjoy Hill Reservoir, Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1920
oai:mainememory.net:82222
2024-02-24T09:33:30Z
contributor:portlandwd
This photograph shows some of the destruction that resulted from the Munjoy Hill Reservoir break. The Munjoy Hill Reservoir was completed in 1889 and had a capacity of 20,000,000 gallons. Because of a defective overflow, the reservoir burst on August 5, 1893, causing millions of gallons to cascade downhill destroying four homes (as shown here) and tragically killing four people.
In the mid 1880s the Munjoy Hill Reservoir was built to meet the increasing water demands from Portland's growing population. The reservoir was located between North and Sheridan Streets and remained in operation until 1970.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82222
GN-RES-5
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Floods--Maine--Portland
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Reservoirs--Maine--Portland
Houses--Maine--Portland
Munjoy Hill Reservoir Break, Portland, 1893
Image
1893
8.5 cm x 10 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82222.JPG
Glass Slides
Portland Water District
Munjoy Hill Reservoir, Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1893
oai:mainememory.net:82224
2024-02-24T09:33:30Z
contributor:portlandwd
An emergency pumping station was built by the Portland Water District at the corner of Walnut and Sheridan Streets in 1931. This pumping station was equipped with two centrifugal booster pumps that were capable of pumping 5,000,000 gallons a day and was designed to act in an emergency to pump water from the Munjoy Hill Reservoir.
Lantern slide
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82224
GN-PWD-09
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Reservoirs--Maine--Portland
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Pumping stations--Maine--Portland
Munjoy Hill Pump Station Interior, Portland, ca. 1931
Image
circa 1931
8.5 cm x 10 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82224.JPG
Glass Slides
Portland Water District
Munjoy Hill Pump Station, Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1931
oai:mainememory.net:82226
2024-02-24T09:33:30Z
contributor:portlandwd
This image of the intake house maintained by the Portland Water District in Chadbourne Cove on Sebago Lake was taken in 1916. The purpose of the intake house was to govern the flow of lake water to the Portland Water District pipes. This intake house contained a large steam pump to be used in an emergency.
Lantern slide
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82226
GN-SL-05
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Sebago Lake (Me.)
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Hydraulic facilities--Maine--Standish
Portland Water District Intake House in Chadbourne Cove, 1916
Image
1916
8 cm x 10 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82226.JPG
Portland Water District
Chadbourne Cove, Standish, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1916
oai:mainememory.net:82240
2024-02-24T09:33:31Z
contributor:portlandwd
This image depicts the Munjoy Hill Reservoir as it looked in 1921.
The Portland Water Company began distributing water to Portland in 1869 by pumping water from Sebago Lake into the Bramhall Reservoir in Portland. From the Bramhall Reservoir, water was then pumped to City distribution pipes. In the mid 1880s the population of Portland had grown such that the need for a second reservoir was necessary. Work began on a reservoir, located between North and Sheridan Streets, that would be called the "Munjoy Hill Reservoir".
The Munjoy Hill Reservoir was completed in 1889 and had a capacity of 20,000,000 gallons. Because of a defective overflow, the reservoir burst in 1893. The reservoir was rebuilt and strengthened. This reservoir remained on Munjoy Hill until 1970 as an emergency back up to the public water supply. The standpipe in the foreground was used to supply Hill residents with water, the overflow draining into the reservoir as needed.
During the first World War armed guards patrolled the rim of the reservoir to see that no one tampered with the water. When the war ended, guards were no longer needed but District officials inspected the reservoir once a week, primarily to ensure that no further breaks (like the one in 1893) would occur.
Lantern slide
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82240
GN-RES-8 thru 11
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Reservoirs--Maine--Portland
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Munjoy Hill Reservoir, Portland, 1921
Image
1921
8.5 cm x 10 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82240.JPG
Glass Slides
Portland Water District
Munjoy Hill Reservoir, Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1921
oai:mainememory.net:82280
2024-02-24T09:33:31Z
contributor:portlandwd
Tisdale Studio
The Portland Water District acquired the Portland Water Company in 1908. It is believed this photograph was taken in 1915 and depicts some of the District employees during either an annual meeting or employee training. The banner behind the Portland Water District employees lists some of the Portland Water District's accomplishments over the span of its 6 and 1/2 year control of the public water supply.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/82280
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Municipal services--Maine--Portland
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Employees--Maine--Portland
Group portraits
Portland Water District employees, ca. 1915
Image
circa 1915
20 cm x 25 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/82280.JPG
Extra Large Photos
Portland Water District
Portland Water District, Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1915
oai:mainememory.net:98872
2024-02-24T09:34:32Z
contributor:portlandwd
Portland Water District
In 1913, the Portland Water District was successful in its efforts to restrict any bodily contact with Sebago Lake within two miles of its Intake. Indian Island, which is located about 3/4ths of a mile from the Intake, had a small summer colony in 1922. This colony was referred to locally as the Actors' Colony since three of the five summer homes were owned by famous Broadway actors.
In 1922, one of the actors, Malcolm Williams, who was married to equally famous Florence Reed, was caught in the water by the District's lake inspector by his cottage pictured here. Williams refused to pay the $20 fine and appealed the charge in Court. Because of his unwillingness to abide by the no bodily contact law, the District Trustees took the Williams’ cottage by eminent domain. At the same time, District Trustees also took the cottages of his neighbors and fellow Broadway actors. By 1925, the last two summer cottage owners on the Island sold to the District and the island was returned to its natural forested state.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/98872
2-PA-1923-007
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Ricard, Amy--Homes and haunts--Maine--Standish
Swimmers--Maine--Standish
Lonergan, Lester, 1869-1931--Homes and haunts--Maine--Standish
Roselle, William--Homes and haunts--Maine--Standish
Hechter, Mary--Homes and haunts--Maine--Standish
Summer houses--Maine--Standish
Houses--Maine--Standish
Vacation houses--Maine--Standish
Sebago Lake (Me.)
Reservoirs--Maine--Standish
Williams, Malcolm--Homes and haunts--Maine--Standish
Williams, Malcolm--Trials, litigation, etc.
Cottages--Maine--Standish
Eminent domain--Maine
Portland Water District (Me.)
Indian Island (Standish, Me.)
Actors
Reed, Florence, 1883-1967--Homes and haunts--Maine--Standish
Artist colonies--Maine--Standish
Actresses
Reed, Florence
Williams, Malcolm
Indian Island summer cottage owned by actors Florence Reed and Malcolm Williams, Standish, 1923
Image
1923
9 cm x 11.5 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/98872.JPG
Small Photos
Portland Water District
Indian Island, Standish, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1923
oai:mainememory.net:98873
2024-02-24T09:34:32Z
contributor:portlandwd
Portland Water District
In 1913 the Portland Water District restricted all bodily contact with Sebago Lake within two miles of its Intake because of pollution concerns. By 1922, Indian Island, located within 3/4ths of a mile from the Intake, still had five summer cottages that were privately owned. Three of those cottages were owned by famous Broadway actors, Malcolm Williams and Florence Reed, Mary Hechter and William Roselle (whose summer home is pictured here), and Amy Ricard and Lester Lonergan.
In 1922,the Portland Water District's lake inspector issued Malcolm Williams a fine for swimming near his summer home on Indian Island. Williams contested the fine and appealed the guilty verdict. The District Trustees decided to take the three cottages by eminent domain believing that the residents would not abide by the no bodily contact law. In 1923, the taking was successful, and by 1925 the District owned Indian Island in its entirety and returned the Island to its natural forested state.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/98873
2-PA-1923-018
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Ricard, Amy--Homes and haunts--Maine--Standish
Swimmers--Maine--Standish
Lonergan, Lester, 1869-1931--Homes and haunts--Maine--Standish
Roselle, William--Homes and haunts--Maine--Standish
Hechter, Mary--Homes and haunts--Maine--Standish
Summer houses--Maine--Standish
Houses--Maine--Standish
Vacation houses--Maine--Standish
Sebago Lake (Me.)
Reservoirs--Maine--Standish
Williams, Malcolm--Homes and haunts--Maine--Standish
Williams, Malcolm--Trials, litigation, etc.
Cottages--Maine--Standish
Eminent domain--Maine
Portland Water District (Me.)
Indian Island (Standish, Me.)
Actors
Reed, Florence, 1883-1967--Homes and haunts--Maine--Standish
Artist colonies--Maine--Standish
Actresses
Hechter, Mary
Lonergan, Lester
Reed, Florence
Ricard, Amy
Roselle, William
Williams, Malcolm
Indian Island summer cottage owned by actors Mary Hechter and William Roselle, Standish, 1923
Image
1923
9 cm x 11.5 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/98873.JPG
Small Photos
Portland Water District
Indian Island, Standish, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1923
oai:mainememory.net:98874
2024-02-24T09:34:32Z
contributor:portlandwd
Portland Water District
In 1913 the Portland Water District restricted all bodily contact with Sebago Lake within two miles of its Intake because of pollution concerns. By 1922, Indian Island, located within 3/4ths of a mile from the Intake, still had five summer cottages that were privately owned. Three of those cottages were owned by famous Broadway actors, Malcolm Williams and Florence Reed, Mary Hechter and William Roselle, and Amy Ricard and Lester Lonergan (whose summer home is pictured here).
In 1922, the Portland Water District's lake inspector issued Malcolm Williams a fine for swimming near his summer home on Indian Island. Williams contested the fine and appealed the guilty verdict. The District Trustees decided to take the three cottages by eminent domain believing that the residents would not abide by the no bodily contact law. In 1923, the taking was successful, and by 1925 the District owned Indian Island in its entirety and returned the island to its natural forested state.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/98874
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Williams, Malcolm--Trials, litigation, etc.
Williams, Malcolm--Homes and haunts--Maine--Standish
Reservoirs--Maine--Standish
Sebago Lake (Me.)
Vacation houses--Maine--Standish
Houses--Maine--Standish
Summer houses--Maine--Standish
Hechter, Mary--Homes and haunts--Maine--Standish
Roselle, William--Homes and haunts--Maine--Standish
Lonergan, Lester, 1869-1931--Homes and haunts--Maine--Standish
Swimmers--Maine--Standish
Ricard, Amy--Homes and haunts--Maine--Standish
Cottages--Maine--Standish
Eminent domain--Maine
Portland Water District (Me.)
Indian Island (Standish, Me.)
Actors
Reed, Florence, 1883-1967--Homes and haunts--Maine--Standish
Artist colonies--Maine--Standish
Actresses
Hechter, Mary
Lonergan, Lester
Reed, Florence
Ricard, Amy
Roselle, William
Williams, Malcolm
Indian Island summer cottage owned by actors Amy Ricard and Lester Lonergan, Standish, 1923
Image
1923
9 cm x 11.5 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/98874.JPG
Small Photos
Portland Water District
Indian Island, Standish, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1923
oai:mainememory.net:98875
2024-02-24T09:34:32Z
contributor:portlandwd
Portland Water District
The E. I. Dupont de Nemours company purchased a saw mill complex from Benjamin Smith in the area of Standish known as Smith's Mills about 1907. This complex was located within two miles of the Portland Water District's Intake on Sebago Lake. During World War I, this saw mill manufactured munitions boxes, but after World War I, Dupont closed the mill and offered to sell it's complex to the Portland Water District.
The District, having been concerned for years by the mill's proximity to the Intake and the pollution it caused, bought the sawmill and the village of Smith's Mills from Dupont. Dupont relocated the mill, the buildings were removed (some by sale and some by demolition) and the property was reforested to protect the Lake's watershed.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/98875
2-PA-1923-001
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Smiths Mills (Standish, Me.)
Portland Water District (Me.)
Sebago Lake (Me.)
Reservoirs--Maine--Standish
Weapons industry--Maine--Standish
Industries--Maine--Standish
Sawmills--Maine--Standish
Smith's Mills E.I. Dupont Box Shop, Standish, 1923
Image
1923-08-18
9 cm x 11.5 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/98875.JPG
Small Photos
Portland Water District
Smith's Mills, Standish, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1923-08-18
oai:mainememory.net:98877
2024-02-24T09:34:32Z
contributor:portlandwd
Portland Water District
In the early 1900s, E. I. Dupont de Nemours Company operated a saw mill in Smith's Mills, Standish, in which packing boxes for munitions were made and shipped by rail to Delaware.
Because the mill employed a large number of people, especially during World War I, Smith's Mills grew to the size of a small town complete with schoolhouse, hotel, and community center that also served as the town's movie theater.
When Dupont stopped production and offered the sale of its saw mill complex to the the Portland Water District, the District opted to buy because of the proximity to the Sebago Lake Intake.
By 1923, the mill area and town were owned by the District and the buildings were sold and moved or razed, and the entire area was reforested to protect the Lake's watershed.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/98877
2-PA-1923-003
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Cottages--Maine--Standish
Houses--Maine--Standish
Industries--Maine--Standish
Portland Water District (Me.)
Reservoirs--Maine--Standish
Sebago Lake (Me.)
Smiths Mills (Standish, Me.)
Villages--Maine--Standish
Weapons industry--Maine--Standish
Smith's Mills village street, east side, Standish, 1923
Image
1923-08-18
9 cm x 11.5 cm
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Small Photos
Portland Water District
Smith's Mills, Standish, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1923-08-18
oai:mainememory.net:98878
2024-02-24T09:34:32Z
contributor:portlandwd
Portland Water District
In the early 1900s, E. I. Dupont de Nemours Company operated a saw mill in Smith's Mills, Standish, in which packing boxes for munitions were made and shipped by rail to Delaware. Because the mill employed a large number of people, especially during World War I, Smith's Mills grew to the size of a small town complete with schoolhouse, hotel, and community center (pictured here) that also served as the town's movie theater.
When Dupont stopped production and offered the sale of its saw mill complex to the the Portland Water District, the District opted to buy because of the proximity to the Sebago Lake Intake. By 1923, the mill area and town were owned by the District and the buildings were sold and moved or razed, and the entire area was reforested to protect the Lake's watershed.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/98878
2-PA-1923-004
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Weapons industry--Maine--Standish
Reservoirs--Maine--Standish
Sebago Lake (Me.)
Buildings--Maine--Standish
Villages--Maine--Standish
Portland Water District (Me.)
Smiths Mills (Standish, Me.)
Industries--Maine--Standish
Smith's Mills Community Hall, Standish, 1923
Image
1923-08-18
9 cm x 11.5 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/98878.JPG
Small Photos
Portland Water District
Smith's Mills, Standish, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1923-08-18
oai:mainememory.net:98879
2024-02-24T09:34:32Z
contributor:portlandwd
Portland Water District
In the early 1900s, E. I. Dupont de Nemours Company operated a saw mill in Smith's Mills, Standish, in which packing boxes for munitions were made and shipped by rail to Delaware. Because the mill employed a large number of people, especially during World War I, Smith's Mills grew to the size of a small town complete with schoolhouse, hotel, and community center that also served as the town's movie theater.
When Dupont stopped production and offered the sale of its sawmill complex to the the Portland Water District, the District opted to buy because of the proximity to the Sebago Lake Intake. By 1923, the mill area and town were owned by the District and the buildings were sold and moved or razed, and the entire area was reforested to protect the Lakes' watershed.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/98879
2-PA-1923-006
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Industries--Maine--Standish
Weapons industry--Maine--Standish
Reservoirs--Maine--Standish
Sebago Lake (Me.)
Houses--Maine--Standish
Villages--Maine--Standish
Cottages--Maine--Standish
Portland Water District (Me.)
Smiths Mills (Standish, Me.)
Smith's Mills view of village from stable, Standish, 1923
Image
1923-08-18
9 cm x 11.5 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/98879.JPG
Small Photos
Portland Water District
Smith's Mills, Standish, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1923-08-18
oai:mainememory.net:100880
2024-02-24T09:34:44Z
contributor:portlandwd
Portland Water District
The Portland Water District purchased the Station at Sebago Lake from the Maine Central Railroad in 1935; this purchase included all of the lands fronting the Lake, including wharves and other structures at the Station.
While this photo is not marked, it is likely a view from the back of the abandoned Sebago Lake Station just before the building was removed.
The Maine Central Railroad decided to sell the property to the District due to a decline in railroad operations and use of its grounds for picnics and other recreational activities.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/100880
4-PA-1935-001
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Hydraulic facilities--Maine--Portland
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Reservoirs--Maine--Standish
Sebago Lake (Me.)
Villages--Maine--Standish
Portland Water District (Me.)
Maine Central Railroad Company
Sebago Lake Station, Standish, ca. 1935
Image
circa 1935
5.08 cm x 7.62 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/100880.JPG
Small Photos
Portland Water District
Sebago Lake Station, Standish, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1935
oai:mainememory.net:100881
2024-02-24T09:34:44Z
contributor:portlandwd
Portland Water District
The Portland Water District purchased the Station at Sebago Lake from the Maine Central Railroad in 1935; this purchase included all of the lands fronting the Lake, including the wharves and other structures at the Station.
While this photo is not marked, it is believed to be a view of the side structure attached to the abandoned Sebago Lake Station as the building was being disassembled and removed.
The Maine Central Railroad decided to sell the property to the District due to a decline in railroad operations and use of its grounds for picnics and other recreational activities.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/100881
4-PA-1935-002
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Maine Central Railroad Company
Portland Water District (Me.)
Villages--Maine--Standish
Sebago Lake (Me.)
Reservoirs--Maine--Standish
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Hydraulic facilities--Maine--Portland
Demolition--Maine--Standish
Sebago Lake Station being dismantled, Standish, ca. 1935
Image
circa 1935
5.08 cm x 7.62 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/100881.JPG
Small Photos
Portland Water District
Sebago Lake Station, Standish, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1935
oai:mainememory.net:100882
2024-02-24T09:34:44Z
contributor:portlandwd
Portland Water District
The Portland Water District purchased the Station at Sebago Lake from the Maine Central Railroad in 1935; this purchase included all of the lands fronting the Lake, including the wharves and other structures at the Station.
This view is likely the beach and boats on the grounds in front of the abandoned Sebago Lake Station before the buildings were removed.
The Maine Central Railroad decided to sell the property to the District due to a decline in railroad operations and use of its grounds for picnics and other recreational activities.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/100882
4-PA-1935-003
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Beaches--Maine--Standish
Maine Central Railroad Company
Portland Water District (Me.)
Demolition--Maine--Standish
Hydraulic facilities--Maine--Portland
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Sebago Lake (Me.)
Reservoirs--Maine--Standish
Villages--Maine--Standish
Sebago Lake Station Grounds, Standish, ca. 1935
Image
circa 1935
5.08 cm x 7.62 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/100882.JPG
Small Photos
Portland Water District
Sebago Lake Station, Standish, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1935
oai:mainememory.net:100883
2024-02-24T09:34:44Z
contributor:portlandwd
Portland Water District
The Portland Water Company built the Sebago Lake Reservoir (also known as the Sebago Lake Basin or Settling Basin) in 1903 at the outlet of the supply conduit from Sebago Lake.
When the Portland Water Company first built the water works to bring water to the City of Portland, they did not foresee that the conduit from the Lake would need occasional cleaning or repair. Because service through the conduit was occasionally shut off for maintenance, the Company built the reservoir to prevent interruption of water service to Portland water takers.
Once the Reservoir was completed, water then flowed from the conduit to the Basin and into a filtered gate to transmission lines, and eventually to Portland. The Reservoir, which covered about two acres, was able to hold 11.6 million gallons of water in reserve.
This photo of the Sebago Lake Reservoir was included in a photo album owned by the Portland Water District Attorney and Clerk, David Moulton. The album was titled "Views Taken Along the Forty Two Inch Cast Iron Pipe Line of the Portland Water District, 1912" and contains photos of the installation of the cast iron pipe line which connected to the Reservoir.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/100883
L1-8-1912-01
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Villages--Maine--Standish
Reservoirs--Maine--Standish
Sebago Lake (Me.)
Waterworks--Maine--Portland
Hydraulic facilities--Maine--Portland
Portland Water District (Me.)
Moulton, David
Sebago Lake Reservoir, Standish, ca. 1912
Image
1912
17.5 cm x 23 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/100883.JPG
Large Photo Collection
Portland Water District
Sebago Lake Basin, Standish, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1912