Keywords: Shoe manufacturing
Item 29429
Johnson Shoe Factory, Hallowell, 1900
Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: 1900 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print
Item 6865
Monroe Shoe, West Auburn, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Auburn Media: Phototransparency
Item 70060
36-38 Pearl Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Portland Shoe Manufacturing Company Use: Factory
Item 151740
Miss Lena McArthur house, Biddeford, 1922-1925
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1922–1925 Location: Biddeford Client: Lena G. McArthur Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Exhibit
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
Exhibit
This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War
For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Cotton Mill & Johnson Shoe Citations
"23, 2011) Johnson Shoe Factory, Hallowell, 1900. n.d. n.d. < http:/www.mainememory.net/bin/Detail?ln=29429>. Maine Memory Network. n.d."
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory
"In the 1960's, there were just white and tan shoes manufactured. See the difference between technology in the past and today? Johnson Brothers…"
Story
My paper making history
by Rick Simoneau
The history of my grandfather, father, and I working in the mills instilled a sense of community
Story
Aurore Morin & Huguette Paquette: immigrating to Biddeford
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
The experience of a young mother and her teenage sister making the transition from Quebec to Maine.
