Maine Memory Network

G.F. Shepley acceptance to American Metric Bureau, 1876

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1876 Location: Portland; Boston Media: Ink on paper

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Attractions of the Redpath Lyceum Bureau brochure, 1919

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1919 Location: New York; Boston Media: Ink on paper

Assessor's Record, 181-183 State Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: John J. Cunningham Use: Store - Publicity Bureau

US Naval Receiving Station additions and alterations, Portland, 1940-1944

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1940–1944 Location: Portland Client: Public Works Office Architect: United States Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks

Walch Publishing parking plan, Portland, 1991-1999

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1991–1999 Location: Portland Client: Walch Properties Architect: Allied Architects & Engineers

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.

Looking Out: Maine's Fire Towers

Maine, the most heavily forested state in the nation, had the first continuously operational fire lookout tower, beginning a system of fire prevention that lasted much of the twentieth century.

Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 2 of 2

"04/14/2010. The Brady Gang. Famous Cases. Federal Bureau of Investigation, n.d. Web. 23 April 2010. Bullets Fly During Central Street Gun Battle."

From Pee Wee to Pro The Maine Way
by Danny Bolduc

I am the very first person from Maine to have played hockey in the Olympics and in the NHL.

Lloyd LaFountain III family legacy and creating own path
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

Lloyd followed in his family’s footsteps of serving Biddeford and the State of Maine.