Keywords: Television show
Item 102732
Deering High School students on the Dave Astor Show, Portland, 1962
Can you identify the teenagers?
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1962-04-07 Location: Portland Media: Transparency slide
Item 103319
Dave Astor on the set of his final show, Portland, 1971
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1971-06-26 Location: Portland Media: Film transparency
Exhibit
Music in Maine - Music and Television
"Music and Television The Dave Astor Show Click to see more Dave Astor Show photos Dave Astor (1919-2011) produced a variety show in Portland…"
Exhibit
Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.
Site Page
Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley
"In 2007, Bob Marley made his first television appearance on Comedy Central, having a stand-up performance on a national stage."
Site Page
Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay
"… career and she went on to work on Broadway, in television and in movies. In 1985 she told the Ellsworth American that, "nothing will ever top the…"
Story
Dancing through barriers
by Garrett Stewart
My Dad performed on the Dave Astor Show in Portland during the civil rights era.
Story
Maine Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum
by Ken Brooks
How the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum began
