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Featured Mysteries
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Was this a band? Who are the musicians?
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The "German Band," Fortune's Rocks, ca. 1910 / McArthur Public Library -
Can you identify any of the football players?
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Hallowell High School football team, Hallowell, 1906 / Hubbard Free Library -
Do you know these electrical pole climbers?
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Electric linemen on pole, 1930 / Maine Historical Society -
They're looking to be identified
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Jacquard looms at the Pepperell Mills, Biddeford, ca. 1925 / McArthur Public Library -
Who? Where? Why?
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Hobo Den, Topsham, ca. 1933 / Pejepscot History Center -
Who? When? Help!
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Unidentified man, Lewiston, ca. 1900 / Maine Historical Society -
Who is she? Where is she?
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Girl, Garland, ca. 1930 / Garland Historical Society -
What is Joe's last name?
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Railroad workers at memorial tablet, Thomaston, ca. 1914 / Thomaston Historical Society -
Do you know these practical nurses?
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Maine School of Practical Nursing class officers, Waterville, 1960 / Kennebec Valley Community College Archive -
What are Liz and Muriel's last names?
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Arbor Day, Farmington State Normal School, 1917 / Mantor Library at UMF -
Who is with Lewis Litchfield?
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Lewis Litchfield, Scarborough, ca. 1958 / Scarborough Historical Society & Museum -
Who are these skiers?
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Down East Ski Club members, Pleasant Mountain, 1952 / Ski Museum of Maine -
Who is with Leroy Nason?
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Leroy Nason and friend, Cape Cottage, 1913 / Maine Historical Society -
What building do these steps lead to?
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Madawaska Training School faculty, Fort Kent, 1909 / Blake Library Special Collections -
Half of these men are unidentified. Help!
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Hunting camp, Limestone, ca. 1912 / Robert A. Frost Memorial Library -
Who were these grammar team members?
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Good Will Farm Train Station, Fairfield, 1917 / L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes -
Know who this woman is?
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Forest Service lookout tower, Coburn Mountain, ca. 1920 / Maine Forest Service -
Help! One skater is unidentified
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Four skaters on Goose Pond, Swan's Island, ca. 1924 / Swan's Island Historical Society -
Who are these two women?
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"Just Home From the War," ca. 1918 / Bucksport Historical Society -
Why are these men in costume?
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State School for Boys staff, ca. 1900 / Maine Historical Society -
Help identify these slate quarry workers
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Slate Quarry employees, Monson, ca. 1930 / Monson Historical Society -
What is the name of this Auburn grocery?
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General Store, Auburn, ca. 1920 / Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries
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