Keywords: Wires
Item 9042
Railroad Bridge, Skowhegan, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1890 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
Item 105871
Main Street, Damariscotta, ca. 1915
Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1915 Location: Damariscotta Media: Glass Plate Negative
Item 150958
J.P. Baxter Block, Congress Building, Portland, 1908
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1908
Location: Portland; Portland
Client: James P. Baxter
Architect: Frederick A. Tompson
This record contains 18 images.
Item 151039
Richville Chapel plan for electric wiring, Standish, ca. 1923
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1923 Location: Standish Client: Richville Chapel Architect: John P. Thomas
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.
Exhibit
The Schooner Bowdoin: Ninety Years of Seagoing History
After traveling to the Arctic with Robert E. Peary, Donald B. MacMillan (1874-1970), an explorer, researcher, and lecturer, helped design his own vessel for Arctic exploration, the schooner <em>Bowdoin,</em> which he named after his alma mater. The schooner remains on the seas.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Kennebec Wire Company
"They used wires from different wire mills to connect wires to houses and bring electricity. The electricity had a major impact in daily life in…"
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Wire, Ice, and Iron Industries
"Wire, Ice, and Iron Industries Anna Hodgkins, Lilly Ly, Maggie Marseglia & Thea Sweet Wire Mill, Hallowell, ca."
Story
I have thought about Vietnam almost every day for 48 years
by Ted Heselton
Working as a heavy equipment operator in Vietnam
Story
Catching live bait with Grandfather
by Randy Randall
We never bought live bait for fishing. Grandfather caught all the minnows and shiners we needed.
