Maine Memory Network

Sperm Oil Lamp, ca. 1790

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1790 Media: Pewter

Linseed oil container, ca. 1930

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: New Sweden Media: Wood

Assessor's Record, 491-503 Fore Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Standard Oil Company Use: Filling station

1-5 Ocean Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Standard Oil Company Use: Filling station

Webber Oil Company, 1977

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1977 Client: Webber Oil Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Moore-Quin project, Essex, Massachusetts, 1996-2003

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1996–2003 Location: Essex; Essex Client: Elizabeth Mills Architect: Landscape Design Associates

Eastern Fine Paper

The paper mill on the Penobscot River in South Brewer, which became known as Eastern Fine Paper Co., began as a sawmill in 1884 and grew over the years as an important part of the economy of the region and a large presence in the landscape. Its closing in 2005 affected more than the men and women who lost their jobs.

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"… Attributed to William Matthew Prior (1806-1873) Oil on paperboard Collections of Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, MA X Sea Captains…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"… that for years and years after the medicinal fish oil factory closed for business, people could still smell the cod liver oil as you got near…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… site to hunt seal and porpoises for skins and oil, as well as to gather sea fowl eggs, sweet grass, clams and lobsters. As Dr."

One View
by Karen Jelenfy

My life as an artist in Maine.

The Journey Home
by Gina Brooks

I am a Maliseet artist from the St. Mary’s First Nation, my work is about our connection to the land