Rockport quarry

Name/Title

Rockport quarry

Entry/Object ID

WHC 2011.46.3

Description

Black and white glass-plate negative image of the lime quarry in Rockport, Maine. Image likely taken circa 1887, prior to the 1907 which ended the lime industry in Rockport.

Collection

Walsh History Center - Glass Negative Collection

Cataloged By

Heather Bilodeau

Acquisition

Accession

WHC 2011.46

Source or Donor

ebay

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Place

Location

Maine/ Knox County/ Rockport

Notes

Date: 1887 circa Medium: Glass

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Limestone quarrying

Search Terms

Lime Industry, Maine, Rockport

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Negative, Glass-plate

Location

Location

Container

WHC 2009.90/WHC 2011.1/WHC 2011.46 Box

Shelf

Shelf 4

Cabinet

Vault Shelving Unit 2

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

Location

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Inventory

Inventoried By

Wyatt Berry

Inventoried Date

Mar 28, 2018

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Dec 29, 2011

Examined By

Heather Bilodeau

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 29, 2011

Provenance

Notes

Bought on Ebay from a collector in Warren, Maine.

General Notes

Note

Original or Copy: Original Status: OK Status By: Heather Bilodeau Status Date: 2011-12-29

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

December 29, 2011

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

October 27, 2025