Keywords: Attraction
Item 104816
Delegates of the NFBPWC visiting "Noah's Ark" at Old Orchard Beach, July 18, 1925
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1925-07-18 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: glass negative
Item 78953
Green Mountain Railway Car, Mount Desert Island, ca. 1883
Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: circa 1883 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Maine's natural resources -- granite, limestone and slate in particular -- along with its excellent ports made it a leader in mining and production of the valuable building materials. Stone work also attracted numerous skilled immigrants.
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Sagadahoc County through the Eastern Eye
The Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast, Maine. employed photographers who traveled by company vehicle through New England each summer, taking pictures of towns and cities, vacation spots and tourist attractions, working waterfronts and local industries, and other subjects postcard recipients might enjoy. The cards were printed by the millions in Belfast into the 1940s.
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Robert A. Frost Memorial Library
View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.
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Blue Hill, Maine - Adelaide Pearson
"… and other activities, she was a seminal figure in attracting artists and craftspeople to the area, creating the foundation for Blue Hill's growth…"
Story
The Start of Brewing in Maine
by Alan Pugsley
Master brewer Alan Pugsley talked about the beginning of brewing in Maine
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My Paper Industry career and setting up a museum
by Sherry Judd
I worked in and around the Paper Industry all my life. Now I run Maine's Paper and Heritage Museum.