William Ellis Hatch

Photograph

Walsh History Center - Camden Public Library

William Ellis Hatch, CPL builder, circa 1890

Name/Title

William Ellis Hatch

Entry/Object ID

WHC 2014.63.1

Description

Carte de visite of a young William Ellis Hatch taken at Tuttle photo studio in Belfast, Maine circa 1890. William Hatch was the builder of the Camden Public Library in 1928. William Ellis Hatch of Camden, Maine, who was awarded the contract for the library, was a native of Islesboro, where he was a carpenter, builder, and operator of a lumber yard and hardware store. He moved to Camden in 1923. According to family records, his son, engineer Loranus P. Hatch, helped design the library "dome" (presumably the cupola).

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Albumen Print

Collection

Camden Public Library History Collection

Cataloged By

Heather Moran

Acquisition

Accession

WHC 2014.63

Source or Donor

Mr. Dwight Johnson

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Tuttle, W.C.

Place

Location

Belfast, Maine

Notes

Date: 1890 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

Dimensions

Height

2 in

Width

3 in

Location

Container

History of CPL 1896-1989 (binder)

Wall

Glass case

Building

Walsh History Center

Date

October 21, 2025

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

Dec 18, 2014

Examined By

Heather Moran

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hatch, William Ellis

Copyright

Copyright Details

No known copyright restrictions.

General Notes

Note

Original or Copy: Original Status: OK Status By: Heather Moran Status Date: 2014-12-18

Created By

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Create Date

December 18, 2014

Updated By

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Update Date

October 26, 2025