Maine Memory Network

John L. Lewis in police custody, Portland, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927-10-31 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

John L. Lewis with two police officers, Portland, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927-10-31 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

A Riot of Words: Ballads, Posters, Proclamations and Broadsides

Imagine a day 150 years ago. Looking down a side street, you see the buildings are covered with posters and signs.

Designing Acadia

For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.

John Martin: Expert Observer - Thieves in Bangor, ca. 1865

"… immediate cause of thousands of dollars worth of robberies in Bangor which still exist without restraint." Martin provides details of each person…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"2, repeated information about the robberies and, in an almost offhand comment, explained how the robberies led to the demise of the store."

Seawolf Outhouse Robbery
by Roger Ek, Seawolf 25

How necessity creates invention, and the moving of an outhouse in Vietnam.

A Fight Worth Fighting
by Philip McIntyre

Philip McIntyre argues that current incarceration practices lead to recidivism.