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William Underwood Company

 Organization

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Jonesport (Me.) Cannery Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 1134
Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of exterior and interior scenes in the factory, group photographs of factory workers, and photographs of boats, especially the "Fish Hawk." Collection also includes a photograph of Cherryfield, Maine taken in 1899 and a photograph of William J. Underwood as well as one of William Lyman Underwood and of Alice and Marguerite Underwood. Three photographs were taken by Coffin Bros. photographers, Freeport, Maine; no other photographer is identified in the collection.

Dates: circa 1890-1922

Views of Roque Island, Maine Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 1429-sc
Scope and Contents

An album of photographs attributed to William Lyman Underwood. The album was originally in the family home of Charles S. Hinkley of Jonesport, Maine, where Underwood often stayed while visiting the area. The photographs depict people and scenes from Roque Island, Maine. Also included are two photographs of the sardine boat "Curlew" that operated from the William Underwood Company factory in Jonesport, as well as photographs of birds and fish on the island.

Dates: 19??