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Item 34347

Drew's Mill, Biddeford, 1909

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1909 Location: Biddeford Media: Postcard

Item 100502

James Goff affidavit on Ebenezer Cole pension request, Danville, ca. 1848

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1848 Location: Danville Media: Ink on paper

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Item 98843

Dancing Pavilion, Penobscot Park, Searsport, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Searsport Media: Glass Negative

Online Exhibits

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Riverside Hotel, at Popham Beach, Phippsburg, ca. 1910

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.

Exhibit

The Trolley Parks of Maine

At the heyday of trolleys in Maine, many of the trolley companies developed recreational facilities along or at the end of trolley lines as one further way to encourage ridership. The parks often had walking paths, dance pavilions, and various other entertainments. Cutting-edge technology came together with a thirst for adventure and forever changed social dynamics in the process.

Exhibit

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.

Site Pages

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 2 of 4

"Colonists drew on family wealth in order to invest, and familial bonds undergirded business partnerships."

Site Page

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"When shows called for young folks they drew from Surry and surrounding towns, bringing them in to fill the roles and giving them a taste of the stage."