Maine Memory Network

C. E. Noyes Tire Co., Portland, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Portland Company mechanics, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Portland Media: Photoprint

240-242 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Fred C. Scribner Use: Garage, public

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.

The Trolley Parks of Maine

At the heyday of trolleys in Maine, many of the trolley companies developed recreational facilities along or at the end of trolley lines as one further way to encourage ridership. The parks often had walking paths, dance pavilions, and various other entertainments. Cutting-edge technology came together with a thirst for adventure and forever changed social dynamics in the process.

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… the woods and fields for all metal and rubber tires. In those days, there was no municipal landfill."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 2 of 13

"… the digger and powered the digger mechanism, the horses tired easily. They had to rest frequently or were replaced by another team of horses."

John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne

Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.