Keywords: Gulf Gas
Item 29060
Irving Auto Company/Tydol Gas Station, Biddeford, 1930
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1930 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 101136
Knox Garage, Dixfield, ca. 1940
Contributed by: Dixfield Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Dixfield Media: Postcard
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
A Snapshot of Portland, 1924: The Taxman Cometh
In 1924, with Portland was on the verge of profound changes, the Tax Assessors Office undertook a project to document every building in the city -- with photographs and detailed information that provide a unique view into Portland's architecture, neighborhoods, industries, and businesses.
Story
Warming Oceans
by David Reidmiller, Gulf of Maine Research Institute
The rate of warming in the Gulf of Maine is faster than that of more than 95% of the world’s oceans
