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BELGRADE – Author Gay M. Grant will discuss her new book, “Around the Kennebec Valley: The Herman Bryant Collection,” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14., at the Belgrade Public Library.
The talk is a partnership between the library and the Belgrade Historical Society.
Grant’s book features 200 newly released images taken by South Gardiner photographer Herman Bryant (1858-1947). It is published by Arcadia Publishing.
The photos show life in the towns and cities along the Kennebec River, from Augusta downriver to Bath, as well as other locations Bryant captured the mills, factories, icehouses, and other ventures that once lined the river’s banks. Vessels of all types that once made the river the artery of the region’s life and economy can be seen along with images of the railroads that revolutionized travel. His poignant portraits, photographs of homes, and even images of beloved pets bring to life the industrious Maine people who built thriving communities.
PHOTO: Herman Bryant with his wife, Viola, and daughter, Minnie, outside their home on Phillips Street in South Gardiner in 1899. Bryant’s photos of the Kennebec Valley and beyond have been collected in a Book, “Around the Kennebec Valley,” and author Gay Grant will discuss it Sept. 14 at the Belgrade Public Library. (“Around the Kennebec Valley” photo)
