Maine Memory Network

East Market Square, Bangor, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: circa 1895 Location: Bangor Media: Stereograph

Kenduskeag Stream Urban Renewal Project, Bangor, 1968-1975

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1968–1975 Location: Bangor; Bangor Client: City of Bangor Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Proposed Fitzgerald parking garage, Bangor, 1985

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1985 Location: Bangor; Bangor Client: Charles Fitzgerald Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

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.

From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album

William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"Oliver Moses and his brother William built and owned many blocks and buildings in commercial Bath, including part of the Union Block, where 94 Front…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"Using a broad axe and crude tools, Wheeler soon built a cabin for his family on a knoll which is now known as Dudley Street."

John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne

Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.