Creation Date

    1892 - 1893

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    Description

    Chocolate or brown print of the E.L. & E.J. Smart woods crew at Meadow Brook, Howland, Maine. The crew was operated by brothers Ernest Lester Smart and Elijah Johnston Smart. The photo includes two women and two children. The photo is taken next to the camp built of logs. There is snow on the ground. William D. Smart (1827-1907), standing, fourth man from the left, supports one of the children on top of a wooden table where he also half-sits. His left leg is missing at about mid-shin. Will Smart served with Company D. of the 30th Maine Volunteer Infantry and was wounded April 23, 1864 when crossing the Cane River, Louisiana in a canoe. People in the photograph include (not in order): Will Boober, Tom Smart, Lucien Dinsmore, Will Smart, Ernest Smart, Myrtle Smart, Janie Smart, Clara Smart, Elijah Smart & baby, El DeWitt, Silas Buck, Venus Goodrich, Nate McGray, Brad DeWitt, 1892-1893. See NA2462.

    Topic

    Forestry

    Collection

    MF072

    Series Number

    NA2462

    Identifier

    p08024

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    Existence and Location of Originals

    Howland, Maine

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    Keywords

    Dinsmore Family, Smart Family, Dearborn Family, Logging, Woods Crew

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