Keywords: Gas
Item 7095
Aerial view of the gas works area of Lewiston, ca. 1940
Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library Date: circa 1940 Location: Lewiston Media: Phototransparency
Item 82133
Biddeford and Saco Gas Light Company stock certificate, ca. 1857
Contributed by: Allison Fecteau through Biddeford Historical Society Date: circa 1857 Location: Biddeford Media: Ink on paper
Item 37458
Assessor's Record, 2-40 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Portland Gas Co. Use: Gas Holder
Item 37470
Assessor's Record, 2-40 West Commercial Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Portland Gas Light Co. Use: Gas Holder
Item 109729
Coal Shed for Lewiston Gas Light Company, Lewiston, ca. 1888
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1888 Location: Lewiston Client: Lewiston Gas Light Company Architect: George M. Coombs
Item 109727
Plans of Alterations for Building for Lewiston Gas Light Co., Lewiston, 1909
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1909 Location: Lewiston Client: Lewiston Gas Light Company Architect: Coombs and Gibbs Architects
Exhibit
Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.
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 Page
Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Corn Canning Industry
"The plant was located where present day McDonald’s restaurant and Irving’s gas station are. Back to History of Farmington's Agriculture"
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Days 6 & 7
"The man had not yet known that this dangerous gas was slowly killing him until it was too late. This harmful and in most cases deadly gas has side…"
Story
Bert Gagne-from star athlete to community barber
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project
Bert’s personal account of his lifelong non-stop approach including his 60+ years as a barber.
Story
Eating lower on the food chain
by Avery Yale Kamila
Animal agriculture's ties to climate change