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Item 99420

Atlantic Wharf, Rockland, ca. 1875

Atlantic Wharf, Rockland, ca. 1875

Contributed by: Rockland Historical Society Date: circa 1875 Location: Rockland Media: Stereograph

Item 27751

Wharf of the Boston and Bangor Steamship Company, Hampden, 1916

Wharf of the Boston and Bangor Steamship Company, Hampden, 1916

Contributed by: Hampden Historical Society Date: 1916 Location: Hampden Media: Photographic print

Item 14237

Atlantic Shore Line Railway locomotive, South Berwick, 1906

Atlantic Shore Line Railway locomotive, South Berwick, 1906

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1906 Location: South Berwick Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Rockefeller Drive, Mt. Desert Island, ca. 1935

Designing Acadia

For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.

Exhibit

Cut in Williams Quarry, Rockland, ca. 1875

Promoting Rockland Through a Stereopticon, 1875

Frank Crockett and photographer J.P. Armbrust took stereo views of Rockland's downtown, industry, and notable homes in the 1870s as a way to promote tourism to the town.

Exhibit

Carl A. Garris Jr. with lobsters, Portland, 1926

Maine Eats: the food revolution starts here

From Maine's iconic lobsters, blueberries, potatoes, apples, and maple syrup, to local favorites like poutine, baked beans, red hot dogs, Italian sandwiches, and Whoopie Pies, Maine's identity and economy are inextricably linked to food. Sourcing food, preparing food, and eating food are all part of the heartbeat of Maine's culture and economy. Now, a food revolution is taking us back to our roots in Maine: to the traditional sources, preparation, and pleasures of eating food that have sustained Mainers for millennia.

Site Pages

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Eastern Steamship Company Wharf, Kennebec River, Hallowell, ca. 1890

Historic Hallowell - Seaport on the Kennebec

"… up the Kennebec, forty-six miles from the open Atlantic, bringing Pennsylvania flour, West India sugar, and English cloth and hardware, returning…"

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Saco River Launches about 1910 - 1915

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY

"… to the west, Kennebunkport to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Much of the town is wooded, with gentle hills that run from the…"

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The Reine Marie Stewart

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950

"… out of Panama, was sunk by a torpedo in the South Atlantic during World War II on June 2, 1942. Morse Shipyard, Water Street, Thomaston, Maine…"