Camden Tannery photographs

Name/Title

Camden Tannery photographs

Entry/Object ID

WHC 2009.88

Description

23 black and white framed photographs of the Camden Tanning Corporation interior and employees. The tannery was established in 1954 on outer Washington Street in the former Camden Woolen Company building. These images were taken just prior to the closing of the facility in 1999. The building has since been destroyed.

Collection

Bonnie Farmer Collection

Cataloged By

Heather Bilodeau

Acquisition

Accession

WHC 2009.88

Source or Donor

Bonnie Farmer Photography

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Artist

Farmer, Bonnie

Notes

Date: 1999 circa

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

Employees, Photographers, Photographic prints, Photographs, Tanning

Search Terms

Camden, Camden Tanning Corporation, Maine

Dimensions

Height

11 in

Width

14 in

Dimension Notes

all are framed in metal frames; some are 11x14 and some are 16x20

Location

Location

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

Inventory

Inventoried By

Heather Bilodeau

Inventoried Date

Jul 23, 2009

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Jul 23, 2009

Examined By

Heather Bilodeau

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Farmer, Bonnie

Provenance

Notes

purchased from Bonnie Farmer by the Camden Area History Center

Copyright

Copyright Details

Bonnie Farmer

General Notes

Note

Notes: Most photographs are unidentified. Original or Copy: Original Status: OK Status By: Heather Bilodeau Status Date: 2009-07-23

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Create Date

July 23, 2009

Updated By

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Update Date

October 27, 2025