Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2020.002.36 |
Object Name |
Clipping, Newspaper |
Reference code |
US SPHi 2020.002.36 |
Title |
The seal plush mill - an interesting meeting of gentlemen yesterday |
Date |
1891 |
Scope & Content |
Isaac C. Atkinson meets with former Governor Robie and other potential Portland investors to discuss the potential of establishing a seal silk plush mill. Attendees included Charles F. Libby, George P. Wescott, Philip H. Brown, General J.M. Brown, Elias Thomas, Captain Charles H. Chase, A. Little, Captain Albert Boyd, Spencer Rogers, and Captain Horace Davis. Walter Ackroyd, a plush mill expert from Bradford, England, was also in attendance. Published in the Portland Daily Press, December 25, 1891. |
Search Terms |
Mussey farm Ferry Village Plush mill |
People |
Atkinson, Isaac C. Robie, Frederick (Governor) Brown, Philip H. (1831-1893, son of John B. Brown) Chase, Charles H. (1822-1897, Captain) Boyd, Albert D. (Captain) Davis, Horace F. (Captain) |