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Historical Items

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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 98691

Ferry 'Governor Douglas,' Boothbay Harbor, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Boothbay Region Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Essex; Boothbay Harbor; Port Clyde; Monhegan; Boothbay Media: Glass Negative

Tax Records

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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 86278

10-12 Central Wharf, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Central Wharf Cold Storage Company Use: Cold Storage

Architecture & Landscape

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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

Online Exhibits

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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.

Exhibit

Gifts From Gluskabe: Maine Indian Artforms

According to legend, the Great Spirit created Gluskabe, who shaped the world of the Native People of Maine, and taught them how to use and respect the land and the resources around them. This exhibit celebrates the gifts of Gluskabe with Maine Indian art works from the early nineteenth to mid twentieth centuries.

Site Pages

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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."

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond ~ A Family Affair

"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…"

My Maine Stories

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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.