Camden Herald, Mechanic Street

Name/Title

Camden Herald, Mechanic Street

Entry/Object ID

WHC 2012.16.4

Description

Photographic print on paper of the Camden Herald newspaper office and Oscar Chapin's plumbing store on Mechanic Street. Photo taken after 1892 fire.

Collection

Historical Images Collection

Cataloged By

Heather Bilodeau

Acquisition

Accession

WHC 2012.16

Source or Donor

Bill Chapin

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Place

Location

Maine/ Knox County/ Camden

Notes

Date: 1895 circa Medium: Photographic Paper

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Buildings, Storefronts, Stores & shops, Wooden buildings

Search Terms

Camden, Camden Herald, Maine, Mechanic Street

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Width

5 in

Location

Location

Container

CAHC 2006.8 / WHC 2012.16 B. Dyer Coll.

Shelf

Shelf 6

Cabinet

Vault Shelving Unit 1

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

Location

Container

CAHC 2006.8 box

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Inventory

Inventoried By

Wyatt Berry

Inventoried Date

Mar 19, 2018

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

Apr 5, 2012

Examined By

Heather Bilodeau

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Apr 5, 2012

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Chapin, Oscar P.

Provenance

Notes

Provenance unknown - acquired by donor over the years from other people. This likely came from the Bill Chapin estate.

General Notes

Note

Original or Copy: Original Status: OK Status By: Heather Bilodeau Status Date: 2012-04-05

Created By

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Create Date

April 5, 2012

Updated By

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Update Date

October 27, 2025