Maine Memory Network

Permanent buildings plan, Passamaquoddy Tidal Power development, 1935

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1935 Location: Eastport Media: Ink on paper, architectural drawing

Apartment house, Passamaquoddy Tidal Power project, Eastport, 1935

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1935 Location: Eastport Media: Ink on paper

Washington County Through Eastern's Eye

Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.

Sagadahoc County through the Eastern Eye

The Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast, Maine. employed photographers who traveled by company vehicle through New England each summer, taking pictures of towns and cities, vacation spots and tourist attractions, working waterfronts and local industries, and other subjects postcard recipients might enjoy. The cards were printed by the millions in Belfast into the 1940s.

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"A ceramics industry met with initial success, and the boot and shoe industry continued to be viable for many more years."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"In 1898 Lubec’s tidal power and isolated location led to the birth of another industry – The Electrolytic Marine Salts Company, "Klondike” -- the…"