Sturdivant Memorial Library | Route 1, East Machias, Maine

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Sturdivant Memorial Library | Route 1, East Machias, Maine

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Built:1934 Address: Route 1 East Machias, Maine • From framed inscription next to painting: HISTORY OF PAINTING OF EAST MACHIAS. Painted originally by a French artist, M. A. Andrieu, 1855-56. Completely repainted on the same canvas and outlines in 1934, by Holman Waldron Chaloner, Melrose, Mass., a native of East Machias, age 84, free of charge, as a token of affection for his native town. Vessels Under Construction: Lower left corner: Barque, Vigo, built and owned by the Talbots. Right center: Barque, Hyack, built by Foster and Keller, owned by the Popes. H. S. Whittier.