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State and Main, Presque Isle, 1920

Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: 1920-09-20 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print

Main and State streets, Presque Isle, 1920

Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: 1920-09-20 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print

37 Bolton Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Rosella I Langzettel Style: Colonial Revival Use: Dwelling - Single family

187 Bolton Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Mary R Dugan Use: Dwelling - Single family

Maine Streets: The Postcard View

Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.

Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

Presque Isle: The Star City - Main and State streets, Presque Isle, 1929

"The Bolton Block was destroyed by fire in 1943. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."