Keywords: Gum
Item 103951
Spruce gum box, Washburn, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Washburn Media: Wood, glass, paper, steel
Item 19004
Spruce gum collector, Presque Isle, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Presque Isle Media: Metal
Item 37289
113-15 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Nathaniel W Shaw Use: Store & Storage
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Maine Sweets: Confections and Confectioners
From chocolate to taffy, Mainers are inventive with our sweet treats. In addition to feeding our sweet tooth, it's also an economic driver for the state.
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Women at the turn of the 20th century were increasingly involved in paid work outside the home. For wage-earning women in the Old Port section of Portland, the jobs ranged from canning fish and vegetables to setting type. A study done in 1907 found many women did not earn living wages.
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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians
"… father stayed home and continued to make the gum, John traveled and sold his gum all around the world."
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The only letter to survive World War II
by Cyrene Slegona
Only one of many letters my father sent to his wife remained after he came home from World War II.
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Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey
MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR
