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Historical Items

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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 9657

Gas Patch, Lewiston, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library Date: circa 1960 Location: Lewiston Media: Photo transparency

Item 27760

Coal docks, Factory Island, Biddeford, ca. 1912

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1912 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 150400

Bates Mill Buildings, Lewiston, 1900-1902

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1900–1902 Location: Lewiston Client: Bates Mill Architect: George M. Coombs; Coombs and Gibbs Architects

Online Exhibits

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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.

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Doing Good: Medical Stories of Maine

Throughout Maine’s history, individuals have worked to improve and expand medical care, not only for the health of those living in Maine, but for many around the world who need care and help.

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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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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… operated by local businessman Walter Hall and a gas service station. Next to the block was a barbershop, another grocery store outlet, plumbing…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Gas Station Calendar, Islesboro, 1947Islesboro Historical Society Because transportation was so difficult in the early days, settlements grew up…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 121-end

"Mail boxes. He wrote again about his family's history in Ellsworth, his childhood in Brewer and Hampden, his lameness, his mother's illnesses, his…"

My Maine Stories

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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

making light
by David Johansen

My relationship with Maine and how and why I make neon lights here.

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John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne

Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.