Therriault worked to make conditions better for the mill workers. The Berlin Falls at the Glen Mill (Image from Beyond Brown Paper archives). We could have both been killed right there. A 225-foot ship, the Itororo, hauled pulp wood down the St. Lawrence to Quebec City, where it went on to Berlin by rail. Overseas Picture Division. In Kennebago, opening up Crowley Brook, they found the Kings stamp on some of the pines. Other personal of this plant in 1902 included William Wentworth Brown as president, and T.P. Its what we think we might like the pulp smelling like.. By 1917, the Berlin Mills Company, with three paper mills and 4,250,000 acres of timberland, was the largest pulp and paper manufacturer in the world. Our postcards do not have more faults than the postcards of other sellers we just describe them fully. One time they call me over. Locke purchased land near where the Dead River met the Androscoggin Riverfrom Daniel Green. EG: me@company.com. Film copy on SIS roll 6, frame 1057. You put it in a baggie. The Hezekiah Winslow and Companys Sawmill, also known simply as H. Winslow and Company, contained one gang and two single saws with a maximum daily capacity of about 25,000 feet of long lumber. For toys, her father made little buck saws out of broken blades. It wasstarted in 1830 by James Osgood, Lot Davis, and Samuel McDonal. Perhaps thats why we have so many satisfied repeat customers! In 1851, the Grand Trunk Railway connected the upper Androscoggin Valley that vast forest north of the White Mountains and south of Canada to the shipyards and railyards of Portland, Maine. During spring log drives, the mass of logs filling the Androscoggin could extend five miles upriver. Title and other information from caption card. If you have specific questions or information about content, the website, and applications, please contact us. A group of people in front of the I.P.
The computer will keep track of all your purchases and charge you just one low shipping charge when you are finished looking and ready to pay. 1 (Image from the Granite State Magazine of 1896), Glen Mill No. such as microfilm or copy prints? Just add 3 or more postcards to your cart (you need to press the "Add To Cart" button rather than the "Buy It Now" button to get the discount). img {max-width: 100%;} BERLIN NH Burgess Sulphite Paper Mill This old white border postcard is in good condition (there are corner impressions, a small upper left corner bend and some soiling). Loggers had a reputation for being rough but, Snigger said, many were fathers themselves and loved having children around. He and others went to bat for women who, for decades, were allowed only to work in the towel room. Seller: oldpostcardplace (20,181) 99.9%, Jenny Parent worked in the towel room making those popular Nibroc towels. This was the mentality. Everybody has a story about a family member or friend who was injured or killed. Bill, the youngest, lived in Berlin with Art until he finished high school. High consumption, high environmental pollution and high competition electronic products . The debate about the best use of the old mill site continues: A park? Temp. Transfer; United States. 20,181+ items sold. It wasnt just the bosses the women were fighting. I was married then. The World's Largest Public Domain Media Search Engine, Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, photographer, No known restrictions. Physical Description: 1 blueprint map ; 35 x 63 cm. To ensure a respectful dialogue, please refrain from posting content that is unlawful, harassing, discriminatory, libelous, obscene, or inflammatory. the Prints and Photographs Reading Room. One night I was sitting in front of the computer panel and an alarm went off. xc```c```3XXc 281L@V But the guard was not big enough and it pulled him right in and that roller grounded up his arm. His product was shipped to all sections of the city and further. I clearly remember the money smell when I visited as youngster in the Fifties! My Grandfather and Great-Grandfather worked together for the Brown Company in 1915 -1925 in an area north of St. Raymond, Quebec. Womens rights were slow to come to the Brown Paper Company, but they made it. My husband worked at the mill, she said. Mr. We used to win all of our home games because of the sulfur. I said to the guy, If this is all you got for me, I dont want it.. The wood operations became increasingly mechanized as the company tried to streamline. "Base Source: New Hampshire family of maps 1:500,000." Demand decreased. The town of Stark celebrated a fascinating get-together in the mid 1990s, and it showcases the strong ties two countries can develop after having been at war with each other.
(Some images display only as thumbnails outside I am looking for maps of Brown Paper Company around field #1 about 1970, my dad took me hunting in this area and we camped there, I would like to take my son there if I can find it. Forest products. The French came later., Lord, Olesons mother, Norma, piped up, The woods were full of them!, Alton Oleson worked in the woods, but his son worked in the mills, where you could learn a skill and have a career. Forest and the two Mills of the Forest Fibre Company can be seen in the lower right-hand corner (Image from Beyond Brown Paper archives), The Berlin Shoe Factory (Image from Poof Tardiff). - The smoke was so acrid there were no mosquitoes. In 1885, they also purchased additional power sufficient in running there company. Medora Snigger worked most of her adult life in the mills. We may never come back., We think of September 11, 2001 as a turning point in American history. Hannaford in 1920, A drawing of the Riverside Mill in 1917 (Image from Beyond Brown Paper archives), The Millwright Crew of the Riverside Mill 1924 (Image from Beyond Brown Paper archives), The first operating staff of the Riverside Mill (Image from Beyond Brown Paper archives), The Riverside Mill when it was first opened in 1888. United States Coos County Berlin New Hampshire, 1940. It was a rough life, but not without its rewards, including the bountiful food. One of Louis Gagnons first jobs was in the tank room. Except for a skeleton crew hanging on just across the town line at the Cascade plant in Gorham, the industry that had sustained this place for generations was no more. Mr. Cross built a temporary building shortly after the fire and resumed castings by the latter part of the week. Mr. Tyler had a pair of hosses. tqX)I)B>== 9. Brown was sold again and again, first as a division of James River, then Crown Vantage, American Tissue, and Fraser Paper. The Forest Fibre Company was one of the first industries in Berlin. Brown, one of the original owners of the H. Winslow & Company. Location: New York, New York, US, When his business was at its peak, ten people were employed here. Relative prosperity in the 1950s and early 1960s came in part from layoffs and the sale of assets. Sulphite plant in Berlin, New Hampshire, paper mill town inhabited largely by French-Canadians and Scandinavians. I came out of the woods in 1941 when I was 17, she said. View Online Exhibition, Check out the Society's new social studies curriculum and website for Granite State kids, educators, parents, and everyone who enjoys learning about New Hampshire. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. (1940) Sulphite plant in Berlin, New Hampshire, paper mill town inhabited largely by French-Canadians and Scandinavians. This image is owned by the New Hampshire Historical Society. The Brown Co. decided to name this new department Bermico after the old name of this company. The site of the mill utilized both the Cascade Fallsprivilege and the Cross and Smith privilege. Mother cooked, father logged, she and her siblings grew up in the logging camps. Testing the biomass plant, September 8, 2013. Alternatively, you can purchase copies of various types through The Berlin Mills Company recognized this and began producing powder containers for six-inch guns. - The mill was completed in 1903. | Photo: Courtesy of the Brown Company Collection, Plymouth State University, Cutting wood at a logging camp. Squareheads, like me! His wife, Rita, said, Five out of ten in my family had cancer. In the 1880s W. W. Brown purchased the remaining stock and acquired complete control of the Berlin Mills Company. This mill had a capacity of 30,000 pounds daily. The story of the creation of the New Hampshire Historical Societys 1911 landmark headquarters building and of its benefactor Edward Tuck. In some cases, a surrogate (substitute image) is Its strange how things will happen. At the time you dont realize what youve done. Glen Mill No. The Berlin Manufacturing Company was organized in June of 1892. the original in color by citing the Call Number listed above and including the catalog Item: 224336567716 They put me in the tube mill. She went down, but she came right back up and, happily, she was at the side of the boat, so she grabbed hold. Rescuers pried her frozen hands loose, brought her home, and thawed her out by the woodstove. trailer <>startxref 0 %%EOF 271 0 obj <>]/Pages 224 0 R/Type /Catalog/Version /1.4/ViewerPreferences <>>> endobj 283 0 obj <> stream This very incident happened many times in the mills of Berlin to people of all ages. The stamp marked mast trees, claimed for the King of England and his sailing ships. Its history as an individual company ended in 1968 when it was purchased by Gulf and Western. The town revolved around the mill for so long theres nothing else to remember before it, at least in any organized sense. | Photo: Rebecca Rule, Women package Nibroc paper towels for Brown Paper Company. 0000001889 00000 n Today on the site of the old Glen cottages is a green water tank and on the left where the rocks are now sits a tennis. For guidance about compiling full citations consult Citing Primary Sources. These brown Nibroc (Corbin spelled backwards) towels, folded into wall-mounted metal cabinets, became one of the most recognizable paper products in the country. note: usf34batch6. A cutting edge research and development facility was built on site and run by Hugh K. Moore, a prolific inventor and chemist, who began his career working in the mill yard for $1.50 a day. The loss was estimated at $5,000 which was a lot back in 1904. In 1853, the company built the first part of their Company Store (later called Brown Company Store) and a large boarding house, now known as the Brown Company House. The mill thats all they knew.. On the return trip, one of the cables let go and catapulted her into the frigid water. In any case, they talked and I listened. Reproduction Fees:*$25/image for items that have previously been digitized$50/image for items that have NOT been previously digitized. When I started, the towel room had just two machines. 0 watchers, 0.0 new watchers per day, 391 days for sale on eBay. They owned about 100,000 acres of timber lands and contracts for the cutting of their own timber so that their facilities for obtaining their raw material were unequaled by any other large paper mills in the country and for this reason they were able to manufacture at an advantage over those less favorably situated.
On August 19, 1902 Mr. Burgess passed away and was succeed by E.E. A view of the mill from Western Ave. in the 1950's (Image from Beyond Brown Paper archives). 5:00 at 202-707-6394, and Press 3. The air for miles around smelled as well. Create your own unique website with customizable templates. Theres nothing left to preserve.. I was 17 years old. It seems the more wood the loggers harvested, the more the machines demanded. | Photo: Courtesy of the Brown Company Collection, Plymouth State University, By 1903, the ever-expanding mill complex housed a wood yard, pulp dryers, newsprint machines, and a hydroelectric plant. You might be running an 11-story boiler that could wipe out half the city. In the College Grant, they found the Norwegian hand carved in a stone, thumb and forefinger extended: the sign that somebody had died on that spot. Modern wax paper was used to ensure the freshness of his product.Bottom of Form, Berlin Manufacturing Company (image from Poof Tardiff). Marcel Leveille worked as a chemist in research and development for Brown. I strongly urge readers to get a copy of this wonderful story. Environmental awareness and pollution control, these too came eventually. At the end Mr. Rousseau lost his life and it left one eyewitness horrified. One guy, I pulled him out of the machine. They built their first mill which the town voted to exempt from taxation for a term of ten years. I was familiar with the national law. Often when there was trouble, Robert Therriault, millwright, got the call. Men vied to work at those camps. 0000001583 00000 n When the mills shut down in 2001, 860 workers were laid off. That was the day they put the locks on the doors. At first the mill had only threeor four paper machines, each of large capacities. 270 0 obj <> endobj xref 270 14 0000000016 00000 n Includes location map. Image from www.mainememory.net, "OLDEST WOOD BURNER. Gradually, its assets and timberlands were sold off in failed attempts to survive foreign competition and high energy and transportation costs. The dark building shown above was the Berlin Mills Companys grist mill, which was built in 1858 and, at one time, was run by Hans Oleson. Why do we describe postcard faults in such detail? As the mills expanded,they made up to five tons of pulp per day.
The Brown family lost its remaining interest in Brown Company and the mill was sold to outside investors. BOUGHT 1890, SCRAPPED 1910. The Glen Manufacturing Company came to Berlin in 1885 and purchased the privilege locally known as the Great Pitch privilege of Daniel Green. Your choice - Pay with Paypal or your credit card! V24, Berlin, NH - Pulp Wood, Burgess Sulphite Co, Berlin NH Burgess Mill New Power House Androscoggin River Unused Postcard, BERLIN NEW HAMPSHIRE BURGESS MILL & POWER HOUSE 1910s COOS COUNTY NH POSTCARD A3, Burgess Sulphite Fibre Co Berlin NH 1898 Billhead, 1900 Berlin NH - Burgess Sulphite Fibre Co - Beautiful RARE Letter Head history. All five of my uncles went to BHS. Learn More, Take an in-depth look at one of the most prolific White Mountain artists
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When the towel room first opened, thats when I started. | Photo: Courtesy of the Brown Company Collection, Plymouth State University, In the beginning, trees were hauled or "twitched" out of the woods by horses. "Peanuts at Laboratory, May 14, 1927" Shawano, Florida, A postcard of the Forest Fibre Company (Image from Poof Tardiff). | Photo: Rebecca Rule, Ola Oleson and his mother, Norma. - This was a city in mourning. - They ask me, Jenny, why did you keep doing that hard, hard work for all those years?. My other grandfather was Treasurer of the Berlin National Bank until the Bank holiday of 1933. This business still operates today (2011) on Goebel Street. The Berlin Shoe factory (also known as the Chick Brothers Shoe Company) was commenced in 1895.