Maine Memory Network

Advertisement for Lady Pepperell sheets, Biddeford, ca. 1926

Contributed by: Biddeford Mills Museum Date: circa 1926 Location: Biddeford Media: Ink on paper

"Thanks for the Lobster" sheet music cover, Boston, 1912

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1912 Location: Boston Media: Ink on paper

Assessor's Record, 945-953 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Estate of William P. Goss Use: Auto Repair Shop

215-223 Federal Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Elias Thomas Use: Restaurant & Rooming House

Farrand Garden information display detail sheet, Bar Harbor, 1990-1995

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1990–1995 Location: Bar Harbor Client: College of the Atlantic Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Of Note: Maine Sheet Music

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.

Cosmopolitan stylings of Mildred and Madeleine Burrage

Born in Portland, sisters Mildred Giddings Burrage (1890-1983) and Madeleine Burrage (1891-1976) were renowned artists and world travelers. Mildred's experiences studying painting in Paris and Italy, and the sisters' trips to Mexico and Guatemala inspired their artwork and shared passions for cosmopolitan and stylish attire. Housed at Maine Historical Society, The Burrage Papers include selections of original advertising drawings called "line sheets" from Parisian fashion houses dating from 1928 to 1936. Images of Madeleine's gemstone jewelry and Mildred's artwork accompany intimate family photographs of the sisters.

John Martin: Expert Observer - Duchess Anjoulene apple, Bangor, 1866

"… no 3," which he began in 1867, Martin pasted a sheet labeled "Curiosity 1866." He drew an apple tree and an individual apple."

Historic Hallowell - A Walk On The Streets During The Ice Storm

"… been quite nice But this year the sky fell in sheets of ice Booming cracks echo through the night There are no bugs on the ground, no birds in…"

Wabanaki-Greenland connections
by Jennifer Sapiel Neptune

Exploring cultural resiliency in this time of rapidly changing climate.

21st and 19th century technology and freelance photography
by Brendan Bullock

My work is a mash-up of cutting edge technology and 19th century chemistry techniques.