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Item 18448

B. B. Chandler, Aroostook County, ca. 1888

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1888 Media: Photographic print

Item 73628

Lt. B. B. Watson, Old Orchard, 1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1924 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Glass Negative

Item 16125

Concord Wagon, Houlton, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 149151

Nannau Seaside Bed and Breakfast elevations, Bar Harbor, 1991

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1991 Location: Bar Harbor Clients: Ron Evers; Vikki Evers Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

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.

Exhibit

Passing the Time: Artwork by World War II German POWs

In 1944, the US Government established Camp Houlton, a prisoner of war (POW) internment camp for captured German soldiers during World War II. Many of the prisoners worked on local farms planting and harvesting potatoes. Some created artwork and handicrafts they sold or gave to camp guards. Camp Houlton processed and held about 3500 prisoners and operated until May 1946.

Exhibit

Students on porch, Farmington State Normal School, ca. 1928

We Used to be "Normal": A History of F.S.N.S.

Farmington's Normal School -- a teacher-training facility -- opened in 1863 and, over the decades, offered academic programs that included such unique features as domestic and child-care training, and extra-curricular activities from athletics to music and theater.