2024-03-29T02:30:28Z
http://api.mainememory.net/oai
oai:mainememory.net:76331
2018-10-18T08:36:57Z
contributor:stetsonhs
Four hunters, from the Stetson area, posed for this picture with their hunting rifles to show the game that they'd shot. Notable in the group is the woman in her fancy blouse and hat.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/76331
SHS 025
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Women--Maine
Hunting--Maine
Fishing & hunting gear
Game & game birds--Maine
Hunting lodges--Maine
Maine hunting camp, ca. 1900
Image
circa 1900
21 cm x 27.5 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/76331.JPG
Stetson Historical Society
County, ME, USA
circa 1900
oai:mainememory.net:77449
2018-10-18T08:37:09Z
contributor:stetsonhs
A stuffed and mounted giant ox, Mt. Katahdin, is shown on a float for the 1916 Corinna Centennial parade.
After the giant ox Mt. Katahdin died, he was stuffed and mounted and was often displayed in parades.
The parade float was sponsored by Bates & Titcomb, a Corinna meat market owned by JM Bates of Corinna and Lyndon Titcomb of North Newport. Lyndon Titcomb is the person shown driving the four-horse hitch in this image.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/77449
SHS 031
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Floats (Parades)--Maine--Corinna
Horse teams--Maine--Corinna
Oxen--Maine--Corinna
Mt. Katahdin
Bates, J M
Titcomb, Lyndon
Mt. Katahdin on float, Corinna, 1916
Image
1916
16.5 cm x 20.5 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/77449.JPG
Stetson Historical Society
Corinna, Penobscot County, ME, USA
1916
oai:mainememory.net:66214
2023-03-12T08:33:01Z
contributor:stetsonhs
Mt. Katahdin and Granger, bred and raised at Creambrook Farm by A.S. Rand of Stetson, were known as the Largest Oxen in the World. In this photo, taken at Creambrook farm in Stetson, the oxen weighed 8,600 pounds.
They reached a weight of 9,800 pounds.
Both animals were shown at fairs and agricultural events around the Northeast and Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Katahdin died first and was stuffed and shown in parades and at fairs for many years. Granger was buried at the Rand farm.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/66214
SHS OXEN 001
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
World records--Maine--Stetson
Oxen--Maine--Stetson
Granger
Mt. Katahdin
Rand, Alphonso S.
Mt. Katahdin and Granger, Stetson, ca. 1906
Image
circa 1906
10 cm x 14 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/66214.JPG
Stetson Historical Society
Stetson, Penobscot County, ME, USA
circa 1906
oai:mainememory.net:77448
2023-03-12T08:34:06Z
contributor:stetsonhs
Weighing 5,000 pounds and girthing 11 feet 6 inches, Mt. Katahdin was by far the largest oxen in the world, then and now.
He was bred by A.S. Rand and Son, on Creambrook Farm in Stetson and displayed with his sibling, Granger, at Fairs and expositions all over New England.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/77448
SHS 032
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Oxen--Maine--Stetson
Granger
Mt. Katahdin
Rand, Alphonso S.
Giant Ox Mt. Katahdin, Stetson, ca. 1907
Image
circa 1907
15 cm x 20 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/77448.JPG
Stetson Historical Society
Stetson, Penobscot County, ME, USA
circa 1907
oai:mainememory.net:79079
2023-03-12T08:34:15Z
contributor:stetsonhs
The Maurice Tasker store was situated at the southeast corner of Main Street, also known as route 222, and the Etna Road, route 143, in the center of Stetson, and was one of three stores in town. At the time of this photograph, the Post Office was located in Tasker's store. W.A. Lawrence and the Annett family later owned the store. The store closed in the 1990s and the building burned in 1998.
Note the gas pump on the right side of the porch and the hitching posts in front of the Friend Store at the far right background.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/79079
SHS 034
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Business enterprises--Maine--Stetson
Stores--Maine--Stetson
Buildings--Maine--Stetson
Annett,
Lawrence, W. A.
Tasker, Maurice
Maurice Tasker Store, Stetson, ca. 1919
Image
circa 1919
17 cm x 27 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/79079.JPG
Stetson Historical Society
Stetson, Penobscot County, ME, USA
circa 1919
oai:mainememory.net:79428
2023-03-12T08:34:19Z
contributor:stetsonhs
The float, shown with A.S. Rand's grandson Eliab Shepardson standing on it, was made for the Stetson centennial parade in 1931. The banner on the side reads,"Rand Ox Weight 5,000 lbs."
A.S. Rand of Stetson raised the "world's largest oxen." The oxen were named Mt. Katahdin and Granger. Mt. Katahdin grew to weigh 5000 lbs. After his death, he was mounted and displayed in parades around the Stetson area.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/79428
SHS 055
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Dead animals--Maine
Floats (Parades)--Maine--Stetson
Parades & processions--Maine--Stetson
Oxen--Maine--Stetson
Centennial celebrations--Maine--Stetson
Taxidermy
Mt. Katahdin
Shepardson, Eliab
Eliab Shepardson with mounted ox, Stetson, 1931
Image
1931
21.5 cm x 28 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/79428.JPG
Stetson Historical Society
Stetson, Penobscot County, ME, USA
1931
oai:mainememory.net:74861
2024-02-24T09:32:42Z
contributor:stetsonhs
Arno Shepardson, great-grandson of A.S. Rand who raised the ox Mt. Katahdin, is seated beneath the mounted ox in the barn of the Haskell homestead on Clark Hill in Stetson.
Katahdin was one of two oxen that Rand raised to be the "world's largest."
The mounted Mt. Katahdin burned in a fire that destroyed the homestead in 1934.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/74861
SHS Oxen 002
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Houses--Maine--Stetson
Farms--Maine--Stetson
Barns--Maine--Stetson
Taxidermy
Fires--Maine--Stetson
Mt. Katahdin
Shepardson, Arno Haskell
Arno Shepardson with mounted ox, Stetson, ca. 1929
Image
circa 1929
9.5 cm x 7 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/74861.JPG
Stetson Historical Society
Clark Hill, Stetson, Penobscot County, ME, USA
circa 1929
oai:mainememory.net:75495
2024-02-24T09:32:47Z
contributor:stetsonhs
Eliab Shepardson Jr., great-grandson of A.S.Rand who raised Mt. Katahdin, is seated on the mounted ox at the Haskell homestead on Clark Hill in Stetson.
Katahdin was one of two oxen that Rand raised to be the "world's largest."
The mounted Mt. Katahdin burned in a fire that destroyed the homestead in 1934.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/75495
SHS Oxen 004
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
World records--Maine--Stetson
Oxen--Maine--Stetson
Taxidermy
, Mt. Katadhin
Shepardson, Jr., Eliab
Eliab Shepardson Jr. with mounted ox, Stetson, 1931
Image
1931
11 cm x 7 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/75495.JPG
Stetson Historical Society
Clark Hill, Stetson, Penobscot County, ME, USA
1931
oai:mainememory.net:75497
2024-02-24T09:32:47Z
contributor:stetsonhs
Clyde Rand is shown with oxen named Mt. Katahdin and Granger, bred by Clyde's father A.S. Rand on Creambrook Farm in Stetson.
Rand boasted they were the "world's largest oxen." They eventually grew to weigh 9,800 pounds.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/75497
SHS 014
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
World records--Maine--Stetson
Oxen--Maine--Stetson
Granger
Mt. Katahdin
Rand, Clyde
Clyde Rand with oxen, Stetson, ca. 1902
Image
circa 1902
10 cm x 14 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/75497.JPG
Stetson Historical Society
Ceambrook Farm, Stetson, Penobscot County, ME, USA
circa 1902
oai:mainememory.net:76328
2024-02-24T09:32:58Z
contributor:stetsonhs
The easterly view of Pleasant Lake from the shore of Hartwell's Landing in Stetson shows a group returning from a day of fishing.
In the center canoe is George Hartwell, owner of the resort.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/76328
SHS 021
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Resorts--Maine--Stetson
Canoes--Maine--Stetson
Pleasant Lake (Me.)
Fishing--Maine--Stetson
Hartwell, George
Canoes on Pleasant Lake, Stetson, ca. 1909
Image
circa 1909
8.5 cm x 14 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/76328.JPG
Stetson Historical Society
Hartwell's Landing/Pleasant Lake, Stetson, Penobscot County, ME, USA
circa 1909
oai:mainememory.net:76329
2024-02-24T09:32:58Z
contributor:stetsonhs
Hartwell's Landing was a popular camping resort on Pleasant Lake in Stetson in the late 1800s. It's popularity continues today at Stetson Shores Campground.
This scene of three people relaxing on a rental cottage porch is from around 1909.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/76329
SHS 022
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Resorts--Maine--Stetson
Pleasant Lake (Me.)
Vacation houses--Maine--Stetson
Dwellings--Maine--Stetson
,
Hartwell's Landing on Pleasant Lake, Stetson, ca. 1909
Image
circa 1909
9 cm x 13.5 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/76329.JPG
Stetson Historical Society
Hartwell's Landing/Pleasant Lake, Stetson, Penobscot County, ME, USA
circa 1909
oai:mainememory.net:76330
2024-02-24T09:32:58Z
contributor:stetsonhs
The Ferris wheel near Hartwell's Landing on Pleasant Lake was homemade, but functional. The ingenious contraption was powered by one person, hand cranking a fly-wheel that was connected to a series of pulleys and flat belts.
Shown enjoying the ride are members of the Hartwell and Allen families. Note the 36-star flag hanging from the structure.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/76330
SHS 016
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Amusement rides--Maine--Stetson
Resorts--Maine--Stetson
Pleasant Lake (Me.)
Ferris wheels--Maine--Stetson
Ferris wheel, Stetson, ca. 1897
Image
circa 1897
20.5 cm x 27 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/76330.JPG
Stetson Historical Society
Hartwell's Landing/Pleasant Lake, Stetson, Penobscot County, ME, USA
circa 1897
oai:mainememory.net:76332
2024-02-24T09:32:58Z
contributor:stetsonhs
Three men, holding their rifles, display the gains from a very successful hunt in November 1915. This image was taken at the Herb Merrill residence in Stetson.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/76332
SHS 019
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Houses--Maine--Stetson
Hunting--Maine
Game & game birds--Maine
Fishing & hunting gear
Merrill, Herb
Hunting, Stetson, 1915
Image
1915
20.5 cm x 26 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/76332.JPG
Stetson Historical Society
Herb Merrill residence, Stetson, Penobscot County, ME, USA
1915
oai:mainememory.net:76333
2024-02-24T09:32:58Z
contributor:stetsonhs
Owned by George Hartwell, <em>Ruth Elliott</em> was over 40 feet long, and was powered by wood and steam.
The craft provided tourist excursions, such as this one from 1918, on Pleasant Lake in Stetson for 20 years.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/76333
SHS 017
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Steamboats--Maine--Stetson
Boats--Maine--Stetson
Pleasant Lake (Me.)
Tourism--Maine--Stetson
Hartwell, George
Steamboat 'Ruth Elliott,' Pleasant Lake, 1918
Image
1918
20 cm x 27.5 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/76333.JPG
Stetson Historical Society
Pleasant Lake, Stetson, Penobscot County, ME, USA
1918
oai:mainememory.net:76334
2024-02-24T09:32:58Z
contributor:stetsonhs
Pictured here moored at Hartwell's Landing about 1918, the steamboat <em>Ruth Elliott</em> carried tourists on excursions on Pleasant Lake in Stetson for about 20 years.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/76334
SHS 024
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Tourism--Maine--Stetson
Steamboats--Maine--Stetson
Resorts--Maine--Stetson
Steamboat, Pleasant Lake, ca. 1918
Image
circa 1918
10 cm x 12 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/76334.JPG
Stetson Historical Society
Pleasant Lake, Stetson, Penobscot County, ME, USA
circa 1918
oai:mainememory.net:76335
2024-02-24T09:32:58Z
contributor:stetsonhs
Rough lumber is being hauled by horse-drawn wagon from the Hartwell's Landing area of Pleasant Lake in Stetson to the railroad in Etna.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/76335
SHS 020
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Lumber--Maine--Stetson
Pleasant Lake (Me.)
Hauling rough lumber, Stetson, 1909
Image
1909
17.5 cm x 25.5 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/76335.JPG
Stetson Historical Society
Pleasant Lake Shores/Hartwell Landing, Stetson, Penobscot County, ME, USA
1909
oai:mainememory.net:76336
2024-02-24T09:32:58Z
contributor:stetsonhs
This portable sawmill was powered by a steam driven engine. The rough lumber is stacked on a wagon to be pulled by horses.
This scene is at Hartwell's landing on Pleasant Lake in Stetson. The sawmill was moved to a number of locations over the years.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/76336
SHS 018
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Sawmills--Maine--Stetson
Lumber--Maine--Stetson
Group portraits
Portable sawmill, Pleasant Lake, ca. 1910
Image
circa 1910
18 cm x 27 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/76336.JPG
Stetson Historical Society
Hartwell's Landing, Stetson, Penobscot County, ME, USA
circa 1910
oai:mainememory.net:79080
2024-02-24T09:33:13Z
contributor:stetsonhs
This portable sawmill, pictured in Lakin Woods in Stetson was powered by a steam driven engine. Note the logs in front ready to be sawn into lumber and the man in front center holding a Peavy, a common tool used to move logs.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/79080
SHS 033
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Forests--Maine--Stetson
Lumber industry--Maine--Stetson
Woodcutters
Saws
Woodcutting--Maine--Stetson
Equipment
Portable Sawmill at Laken Woods, Stetson, ca. 1905
Image
1905
9 cm x 14 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/79080.JPG
Stetson Historical Society
Laken Woods, Stetson, Penobscot County, ME, USA
1905
oai:mainememory.net:79395
2024-02-24T09:33:17Z
contributor:stetsonhs
This photograph shows Cream Brook Farm in Stetson from about 1907. Alphonso S. Rand is pictured here with the oxen named Mt. Katahdin and Granger. Rand and his son, Clyde, raised the oxen on Cream Brook Farm and grew them to 9800 lbs. combined. They became known as " The World's Largest Oxen", and were exhibited all over the Northeast.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/79395
SHS 059
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Farms--Maine--Stetson
Oxen--Maine--Stetson
Granger
Mt. Katahdin
Rand, Alphonso S.
Cream Brook Farm, Stetson, ca. 1907
Image
circa 1907
20.5 cm x 27 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/79395.JPG
Stetson Historical Society
Cream Brook Farm, Stetson, Penobscot County, ME, USA
circa 1907
oai:mainememory.net:79396
2024-02-24T09:33:17Z
contributor:stetsonhs
Pictured here are Alphonso S. Rand and his oxen Mt. Katahdin and Granger at the Etna railway station, ready for another trip to a fair or exhibition. Rand transported the oxen by rail as they were so large. It was seven miles from their home, Cream Brook Farm in Stetson to the station which they always walked in about three hours.
Alphonso S. Rand and his son Clyde, bred and raised the giant oxen Mt. Katahdin and Granger in the early 1900s in Stetson. The oxen eventually became know as, "The World's Largest Oxen," weighing a combined 9800 lbs. In 1904 they were about 2/3 fully grown and Rand began showing them at fairs all over the Northeast.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/79396
SHS 058
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Railroad stations--Maine--Etna
Oxen--Maine--Etna
Granger
Mt. Katahdin
Rand, Alphonso S.
A.S. Rand with Mt. Katahdin and Granger, "The World's Largest Oxen," Etna, ca. 190
Image
circa 1904
14 cm x 8 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/79396.JPG
Stetson Historical Society
Railroad Station, Etna, Penobscot County, ME, USA
circa 1904
oai:mainememory.net:79545
2024-02-24T09:33:18Z
contributor:stetsonhs
The Cream Brook Farm property was originally owned by the Stetson family, for whom the town of Stetson was named. Amasa Stetson II cleared the land and established the one mile square farm.
By 1863 the farm was owned by M.E. Rice who expanded the operations to include more livestock and farm acreage. The farm was next owned by Grenville J. Shaw who was a well known and respected breeder of trotting horses.
Around 1889 the farm was purchased by Alphonso S. Rand, who with his sons Fred Blaine and Clyde C., raised Mt. Katahdin and Granger, "The World's Largest Oxen".
Ink on paper
http://www.mainememory.net/item/79545
SHS 060
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Visiting cards
Ephemera
Farms--Maine--Stetson
Granger,
Mt. Katahdin,
Rand, Alphonso S.
Rand, Clyde C.
Rand, Fred Blaine
Rice, M. E.
Shaw, Grenville J.
Stetson, Amasa II
Cream Brook Farm Calling Card, Stetson, ca. 1907
Image
circa 1907
7.5 cm x 14.5 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/79545.JPG
Stetson Historical Society
Cream Brook Farm, Stetson, Penobscot County, ME, USA
circa 1907