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Keywords: Craftsmen

Historical Items

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Item 79927

Mellie Dunham making snowshoes, Norway, 1924

Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: 1924 Location: Norway Media: Photographic print

Item 47793

Glazier, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Media: Tintype

Item 47789

Craftsman holding tools, ca. 1845

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1845 Media: Daguerreotype

Online Exhibits

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A Celebration of Skilled Artisans

The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, an organization formed to promote and support skilled craftsmen, celebrated civic pride and members' trades with a parade through Portland on Oct. 8, 1841 at which they displayed 17 painted linen banners with graphic and textual representations of the artisans' skills.

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Temperance Membership

"Craftsmen and small manufacturers were increasingly opposed to regular allowances of grog at 11am and 4 pm. Temperance Watchman Club No."

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Sagadahoc County through the Eastern Eye

The Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast, Maine. employed photographers who traveled by company vehicle through New England each summer, taking pictures of towns and cities, vacation spots and tourist attractions, working waterfronts and local industries, and other subjects postcard recipients might enjoy. The cards were printed by the millions in Belfast into the 1940s.

Site Pages

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Building Boom, early 19th century

"When not building ships, craftsmen became architects and house builders, evidenced by the many architectural details used in ship construction."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Years on Mt. Desert Island

"There also were numerous craftsmen who built the necessary provisions needed to survive on this isolated island far from Boston and the major cities…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"After the Revolutionary War, local craftsmen began building their own ships. Shipbuilding was often a side profession for those who knew carpentry."

My Maine Stories

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Story

Becoming Master snowshoe makers
by Edmond and Brian J. Theriault

Making snowshoes has taken us from novices to world-class craftsmen over 40 years time.

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Carrabassett Village and the Red Stallion Inn circa 1960
by David Rollins

The creation of Carrabassett Village and the Red Stallion Inn at Sugarloaf USA