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Historical Items

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Item 82014

Montgomery Ward Stencil, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum Date: circa 1940 Media: Brass

Item 12241

Topsham Fairgrounds Parking Lot, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1940 Location: Topsham Media: Photograph, print

Item 12184

Fire at Domhegan, 1940

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: 1940-05-09 Location: Brunswick; Brunswick Media: Photograph, print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151684

Rumford Armory, Rumford, 1940

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1940 Location: Rumford Client: State of Maine Military Defence Commission Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 151059

Unidentifed plans by John P. Thomas, 1940

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1940 Client: unknown Architect: John P. Thomas

Item 151527

Knight house on Stroudwater Street, Portland, 1940

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1940 Location: Portland Client: Knight Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Online Exhibits

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A Field Guide to Trolley Cars

Many different types of trolley cars -- for different weather, different uses, and different locations -- were in use in Maine between 1895-1940. The "field guide" explains what each type looked like and how it was used.

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Gladys Hasty Carroll, South Berwick, 1937

Capturing Arts and Artists in the 1930s

Emmie Bailey Whitney of the Lewiston Journal Saturday Magazine and her husband, noted amateur photographer G. Herbert Whitney, captured in words and photographs the richness of Maine's arts scene during the Great Depression.

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The Trolley Parks of Maine

At the heyday of trolleys in Maine, many of the trolley companies developed recreational facilities along or at the end of trolley lines as one further way to encourage ridership. The parks often had walking paths, dance pavilions, and various other entertainments. Cutting-edge technology came together with a thirst for adventure and forever changed social dynamics in the process.