Keywords: boot and shoe factory
Item 98642
Shoe Factory, Belfast, ca. 1885
Contributed by: Belfast Historical Society Date: circa 1885 Location: Belfast Media: Photographic print
Item 26641
O'Brien Crocker Business Ad Card, Thomaston, ca. 1871
Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1871 Location: Thomaston Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
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John Y. Merrill: Leeds Farmer, Entrepreneur, & More
John Y. Merrill of Leeds (1823-1898) made terse entries in diaries he kept for 11 years. His few words still provide a glimpse into the life of a mid 18th century farmer, who also made shoes, quarried stone, moved barns, made healing salves -- and was active in civic affairs.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory
"Johnson Shoe Factory, Hallowell, 1900Hubbard Free Library The Johnson Shoe Factory was a large part of history in Hallowell."
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - The Johnson Shoe Bros.
"The Johnson Shoe Bros. The Jarnes-Hamburger Factory closed down, Twin Johnson Brothers soon found, A building made from wood with a brick…"
Story
Betty Cody, country music legend
by Maine Historical Society
Betty Cody is noted as Maine's most recognized female singer
Story
A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin
As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down
