Maine Memory Network

Mt. Desert Island from Islesford, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1915 Location: Bar Harbor; Cranberry Isles Media: Postcard

Aerial view of Great Chebeague Island, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Cumberland Media: Postcard

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.

Designing Acadia

For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.