Maine Memory Network

Merrill's Garage, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Abbot Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Abbot; Abbot Media: Photographic print

Main Street, Mechanic Falls, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1925 Location: Mechanic Falls Media: Glass Negative

Garage, Merrills Wharf, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: The Twitchell Champlin Company Use: Garage

Merrill property, N. Side A Street, Lots 28-30, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Lydia E. Merrill Use: Garage

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.

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.

Architecture & Landscape database - Eaton W. Tarbell

"Born on an Aroostook County potato farm in Merrill in 1914, Eaton Weatherbee Tarbell (1914-1992) graduated from Bangor High School and attended…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"… next three boats were constructed in a large, garage-like structure behind the Pillsbury Inn, which was next door to his house."