Maine Memory Network

Steamroller in Portland, ca. 1917

Contributed by: City of Portland Dept. of Public Works Date: 1917 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Deering Avenue, Portland, 1917

Contributed by: City of Portland Dept. of Public Works Date: 1917-11-13 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Maine Streets: The Postcard View

Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.

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.

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4

"… the clay-oil surface was replaced with a smooth asphalt racing-surface. It is the only NASCAR-sanctioned racetrack in Maine.(3) McCann Fire…"