Keywords: cold storage
Item 96825
Boothbay Harbor's west side cold storage building, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Boothbay Region Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Boothbay Harbor Media: Photographic print
Item 96826
Boothbay Harbor's west side cold storage building, winter 1918
Contributed by: Boothbay Region Historical Society Date: 1918 Location: Boothbay Harbor Media: Photographic print
Item 87300
Assessor's Record, 30-38 York Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: New England Cold Storage Company Use: Storage
Item 62128
11-15 Maple Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: New England Cold Storage Company Use: Storage - Cold
Item 150076
Hancock County Cold Storage Inc. poultry processing plant, Ellsworth, 1950
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1950 Location: Ellsworth Client: Hancock County Cold Storage Inc. Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
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 Barns of the St. John River Valley: Maine's Crowning Jewels
Maine's St. John River Valley boasts a unique architectural landscape. A number of historical factors led to the proliferation of a local architectural style, the Madawaska twin barn, as well as a number of building techniques rarely seen elsewhere. Today, these are in danger of being lost to time.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond
"Terrible! Cold in the winter and cold and wet in the summer. Horrible. I can remember my father in the winter staring the kitchen window at the…"
Site Page
Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive
"The logs were then peeled and sent off for storage. As soon as the ice thawed, the men would bring the logs out of storage."
Story
From Chinese Laundress to Mother of the Year
by Dr. Andrea Louie
Toy Len Goon's granddaughter recounts her immigration to the US and becoming Mother of the Year.
