Keywords: Candies
Item 71741
The Original Len Libby's Candy Shops, Scarborough, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Scarborough Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 80958
Martha Osgood letter on Portland parties, Hollis, 1853
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1853 Location: Portland; Hollis Media: Ink on paper
Item 36666
67 Center Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Cumberland Candy Company Use: Store
Item 65530
218-222 Newbury Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Cumberland Candy Company Use: Warehouse
Item 151218
Burmeister residence, Paris, 1981-1996
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1981–1996
Location: Paris; Paris
Clients: William Burmeister; Cynthia Burmeister
Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates
This record contains 6 images.
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Maine Sweets: Confections and Confectioners
From chocolate to taffy, Mainers are inventive with our sweet treats. In addition to feeding our sweet tooth, it's also an economic driver for the state.
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Women at the turn of the 20th century were increasingly involved in paid work outside the home. For wage-earning women in the Old Port section of Portland, the jobs ranged from canning fish and vegetables to setting type. A study done in 1907 found many women did not earn living wages.
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew
"… X Kate Webber X Bev McAloon X Candis Joyce X Kim is a a 5th generation islander. She has been a teacher for 32 years here."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 1 of 5
"For lunch she would bring a sandwich, such as a peanut butter, tuna, or egg salad. She also would bring chips, soda, a candy bar, and fruit."
Story
45 years at Mercy Hospital
by Leah Davis
As of 2018, Leah Davis worked at Mercy for 45 years
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Memories of working at the Criterion Theatre
by Vernon L. Cox
Working as a teenager with projectionest Roy Blake at the Criterion Theater
