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Item 17669

Mr. and Mrs. Weed Wetmore, Houlton, ca. 1902

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1902 Location: Houlton; Smyrna Mills Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Washington County Through Eastern's Eye

Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.

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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.

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… and limited access to roads made it difficult for farmers to get potatoes to urban markets, farmers sold their potatoes to starch factories in the…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"Throughout her life Elizabeth was a very independent and financially self-sufficient woman. Elizabeth Akers Allen collar, ca."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… also improved with the advent of the telephone in the 1890s, putting islanders in touch with each other as well as the mainland."