Blaisdell Family Photograph Album

Collection

Identifier: SpC MS 1512-sc

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Photograph album by an unidentified compiler documenting members of the Blaisdell family of Winterport, Maine and New York City. Most photographs are identified and many show scenes in Winterport and Bayside, Maine. Also pictured are other areas of Maine as well as photographs taken in Bradford, Pa., Arizona, California, Tennessee, Italy, Puerto Rico and India. In addition to members of the family, the photos also show images of various family homes, businesses, etc.

Dates

Creation: undated

Access Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

Conditions Governing Access

Information on literary rights available in the repository.

Biographical Note

Ebenezer Blaisdell, born in Providence, R.I., settled in Winterport, Maine and was a tanner and farmer. He married Annie Ferren of Kennebunkport, Maine. Their son, Eben Ferren Blaisdell, was born in Frankfort, Maine in 1823, married Nancy Chase, and died in Bradford, Pa. in 1901. Their sons Walter Ferren, Mark Lester, Frank Lewis, Joseph William, Silas Canada, Philo Chase, Abraham Lincoln, and Edward Kendall Blaisdell were engaged in business, owning the Standard Wood Company of New Jersey; the Blaisdell Brothers kindling wood and coal business and the Curtis & Blaisdell coal business, both in New York City; and the Blaisdell Machine Company in Bradford, Pa. The brothers also owned timber lands in southern states.