Keywords: Shoes
Item 80697
John Edward Barry's baby shoes, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Mexico Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Mexico Media: Photographic print
Item 19548
Shoe form for repairing shoes, Stockholm. ca. 1930
Contributed by: Stockholm Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Stockholm Media: Steel
Item 35761
2-8 Brown Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Albert S Rines Use: Stores & Offices
Item 38934
557 Congress Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Hutchinson Shoe Co. Use: Mercantile
Item 150052
Penobscot Shoe Company building, Old Town, 1952-1954
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1952–1954
Location: Old Town
Client: Penobscot Shoe Company
Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
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Item 150177
Penobscot Shoe warehouse, Old Town, ca. 1947
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1947 Location: Old Town; Old Town Client: Penobscot Shoe Company Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
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
John Y. Merrill: Leeds Farmer, Entrepreneur, & More
John Y. Merrill of Leeds (1823-1898) made terse entries in diaries he kept for 11 years. His few words still provide a glimpse into the life of a mid 18th century farmer, who also made shoes, quarried stone, moved barns, made healing salves -- and was active in civic affairs.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Cotton Mill & Johnson Shoe Citations
"1975: N. pag. Potter, Betty. “Hallowell Shoe Industry Booms.” Kennebec Journal 1930: N. pag. Potter, Betty."
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - The Johnson Shoe Bros.
"The Johnson Shoe Bros. The Jarnes-Hamburger Factory closed down, Twin Johnson Brothers soon found, A building made from wood with a brick…"
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.
