Johnson - Knight Block

Johnson-Knight Block, Elm St., Camden, Maine circa 1890: Origformat: Print-Photographic
Johnson-Knight Block, Elm St., Camden, Maine circa 1890

Origformat: Print-Photographic

Name/Title

Johnson - Knight Block

Entry/Object ID

CAHC 2007.123.1

Description

Johnsons Knight Block on Elm Street in Camden, Maine, including the storefronts of Shaw & Ritterbush, Talbot Insurance & Real Estate, Crawford Law Office, and Rose Brothers; in the masonry wall there are blocks that read IOOF, F&AM, and at the apex, KNIGHT 1888. The 1887 map [Map of Camden, Knox County, Maine removed from an 1887 Colby's Atlas of Maine] shows the Masonic Hall on the inside corner of Mechanic Street.

Collection

Camden Area History Center Collection

Cataloged By

Carrie Rossiter

Acquisition

Accession

CAHC 2007.123

Source or Donor

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Oxton

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Place

Location

Maine/ Knox County/ Camden

Notes

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

Search Terms

Camden, Johnson Knight Block, Elm Street, Maine

Dimensions

Height

6 in

Width

8 in

Accessories

Notes

Frame: Mounted on brown board

Location

Location

Container

CAHC 2006.133 Box #3 / CAHC 2007.123 Box

Shelf

Shelf 7

Cabinet

Vault Shelving Unit 1

Wall

Housed with Camden Fire

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

Location

Shelf

Box 3, CAHC 2006.133, Box 3, CAHC 2006.133

Wall

Housed with Camden Fire

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Heather Bilodeau

Date

January 16, 2010

Location

Shelf

Shelf 2, Shelf 2

Room

Storage Room

Building

Camden Area History Center

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Carrie Rossiter

Date

October 10, 2007

Inventory

Inventoried By

Wyatt Berry

Inventoried Date

Mar 21, 2018

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

Jan 16, 2010

Examined By

Heather Bilodeau

Notes

water stains on right portion of photo

Provenance

Notes

photo belonged to Allen Payson, former Camden Fire Chief

General Notes

Note

Notes: Housed with Camden Fire Department Collection, Box 3, CAHC 2006.133 Original or Copy: Original Status: OK Status By: Heather Bilodeau Status Date: 2010-01-16

Created By

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Create Date

October 10, 2007

Updated By

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Update Date

October 27, 2025