Keywords: Work
Item 23513
Film of sewer line work, Portland, ca. 1940
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Portland Media: filmstrip, 16mm
Item 6246
Sidewalk work, Biddeford, ca. 1934
Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: circa 1934 Location: Biddeford Media: Silver gelatin print
Item 88175
Willard property, S. Side Island Avenue, Long Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Elizabeth L. Willard Use: Work Shed
Item 86342
41-45 Custom House Wharf, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Proprietors of Custom House Wharf Use: Machine Shop
Item 150674
Lewiston Water Works, Pump House, Gate House, Pipe House, Lewiston, 1878
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1878 Location: Lewiston Client: Lewiston Water Works Architect: Stevens and Coombs Architects
Item 151142
Walsh Holyoke Boiler Works Inc., Portland, 1953
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1953 Location: Portland Client: Walsh Holyoke Boiler Works Inc. Architect: Stevens and Saunders
Exhibit
Women at the turn of the 20th century were increasingly involved in paid work outside the home. For wage-earning women in the Old Port section of Portland, the jobs ranged from canning fish and vegetables to setting type. A study done in 1907 found many women did not earn living wages.
Exhibit
Putting Men to Work, Saving Trees
While many Mainers were averse to accepting federal relief money during the Great Depression of the 1930s, young men eagerly joined the Civilian Conservation Corps, one of President Franklin Roosevelt's most popular programs. The Maine Forest Service supervised the work of many of the camps.
Site Page
City of Portland Department of Public Works
View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Cyclone Work Cited
"… Cyclone Work Cited “An Early Morning Cyclone.” The Hallowell Register, 4 Jan. 1896"
Story
Working as a telephone operator in the 1940s
by Doris Tardy
Working as a telephone operator in 1946 was new and exciting, and challenging.
Story
Growing up in Lewiston
by Kathy Becvar
Growing up in Lewiston in the 1960s and 1970s.
Lesson Plan
World War I and the U.S. Home Front
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
Learn about World War I using primary sources from Maine Memory Network and the Library of Congress.
Lesson Plan
Maine in the News: World War I Newspaper Project
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan is designed to introduce students to the important role that Maine played in World War I. Students will act as investigators in order to learn about the time period as well as the active role that Maine took on.
