Maine Memory Network

Colin Campbell's Journal Extract, 1819

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1819 Location: Kingston; Mars Hill; Norridgewock Media: Ink on Paper
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Wood's Tooth Powder bottle, Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Glass

2-40 West Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Gas Light Co. Use: Tar Extracting Room

Schlotterbeck & Foss Co., Portland, 1926-1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1926–1927 Location: Portland Client: Schlotterbeck & Foss Co. Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Schlotterbeck & Foss Co., Portland, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1927 Location: Portland; Portland Client: Schlotterbeck & Foss Co. Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Extracting Wealth

Maine's natural resources -- granite, limestone and slate in particular -- along with its excellent ports made it a leader in mining and production of the valuable building materials. Stone work also attracted numerous skilled immigrants.

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Society Copes

"In came a shipment of five gross of vanilla extract. I asked what was the idea in tying up money in that quantity of extract."

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… Salts Company, an endeavor that promised to extract millions of dollars in gold from the seawater racing through the Mill Creek site."

Historic Hallowell - Nature's Bounty - Raw Material, Close at Hand

"… cranes and steam winches large pieces were extracted by means of "rising wedges," levers, block and tackle and wood bracing."

Memories of a mission in Vietnam, January 11, 1970
by SGT. Ronald Santerre, 1st Calvary Division

Extracting villagers from the Viet Cong in Vietnam