Keywords: Page store
Item 13877
George B. Page Store, Houlton, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Item 14325
Hampton Page, Fort Kent, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Fort Kent Media: Photographic print
Item 88122
Novelty Store, W. Side Island Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Edgar E. Rounds Use: Novelty Store
Item 86334
92 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Proprietors of Custom House Wharf Use: Store
Exhibit
Maine's frozen rivers and lakes provided an economic opportunity. The state shipped thousands of tons of ice to ports along the East Coast and to the West Indies that workers had cut and packed in sawdust for shipment or later use.
Exhibit
Of Note: Maine Sheet Music features captivating covers of original sheet music along with stories about Maine connections to the songs. Before people had easy access to popular music from records, radios, and the internet, they played songs of the day on instruments at home, using sheet music purchased at music stores. Iconic Maine subjects like lobsters, pine trees, and winter were perfect for lyrics sung by luminaries like Rudy Vallée of Westbrook, and intricate artwork of Maine’s landscape graced the sheet music covers.
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Interior, John Martin Store, Bangor, 1862
"… all of the items in the illustration, starting on page 561 of the 650-page journal. View additional information about this item on the Maine…"
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Story
ROCK AND ROLL CONCERTS OF SOUTHERN MAINE
by Ford Reiche
A story about Rock and Roll in Maine, 1955-1977
Story
In an Old, Abandoned Island House, I Found my Mentor and my Muse
by Robin Clifford Wood
An aspiring writer finds inspiration and a mentor from the past in an old island home.
