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A building in a field with trees behind it. Identified as a one room school building in which Hudson Maxim taught.

A ferry carrying a car across the Piscataquis River. Some buildings are visible on the far shore. The caption on the back of the photograph reads: "a Piscataquis ferry near Orneville, the birthplace of Hudson Maxim."

Hudson Maxim and his wife Lilian Durban stand in front of a barn near a one story white house with four windows on the front wall. Two trees and a picket fence stand in front of the house. Another farm building is partly visible behind the house…

A view of town buildings, including a saw mill and some houses. According to the caption on the photograph, a house in the middle distance was the home of Hudson Maxim.

Hudson Maxim stands talking to a young brick-maker who is standing near a brick-making machine.

Hudson Maxim stands on rocks by the side of a brook looking ahead. His reflection is visible in the water and trees surround the brook.

Hudson Maxim helping his wife Lilian cross a stepping stone on a brook near Abbot, Maine.

Hudson Maxim and another man, identified as his nephew Hiram Percy Maxim, stand with their backs to the camera looking at a quarry. According to the caption on the photograph, Hudson Maxim worked there in his youth.

Hudson Maxim standing by a wooden well with a bucket in his hand. A part of a house is visible behind him with a young man standing in the door and another door open to the right.

Hudson Maxim shakes hands with a man, identified as his brother Sam whom he had not seen in twenty-five years, over a wooden fence. Behind them is a house with an attached building in the back.

Hudson Maxim sitting at a dining room table in his house looking down at a cermaic bowl and plate in front of him. Other service items lie about the table and a lamp hangs above him.

Hudson Maxim standing by an open door wearing a white apron and looking at the camera.

Hudson Maxim sits in a rocking chair with a white sheet draped around his shoulders while Lilian Maxim cuts his hair. A dresser with a mirror is behind them and a trash basket stands next to a window on the right.

Hudson Maxim stands by a kitchen table mixing the contents of a bowl while a woman stands watching him. Other bowls lie on the table and the stove is visible against the far wall.

Hudson Maxim stands by a large pot wearing an apron with a sink next to him. Two women talk to each other in the background while a man looks on.