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Item 103861

Union candlepin bowling women's league, Biddeford, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Biddeford Mills Museum Date: circa 1955 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 67513

Bowlers with trophies, Winslow, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Winslow Historical Preservation Committee Date: circa 1940 Location: Winslow Media: Photographic print

Item 105871

Main Street, Damariscotta, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1915 Location: Damariscotta Media: Glass Plate Negative

Online Exhibits

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Poland Spring: Summering in Fashion

During the Gilded Age at the end of the nineteenth century, Americans sought to leave increasing urban, industrialized lives for the health and relaxation of the country. The Poland Spring resort, which offered a beautiful setting, healing waters, and many amenities, was one popular destination.

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Waterville City Hall during the centennial celebration, 1902

"We are growing to be somewhat cosmopolitan..." Waterville, 1911

Between 1870 and 1911, Waterville more than doubled in size, becoming a center of manufacturing, transportation, and the retail trade and offering a variety of entertainments for its residents.

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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.

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Collins Lumber Mill, Stockholm. ca. 1940

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Mills and Homes in Stockholm

"… veneer mill, baseball bat mill, clothes pin mill, bowling pin mill, two lumber mills, cedar mill, shingle mill, and a lath mill (lath are thin…"