Maine Memory Network

Cowboy Tom Mix and Miss Rose L. Maxwell, Portland, 1937

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1937-06-11 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Two boys stand in awe of cowboy actor Tom Mix, Portland, 1937

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1937 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Music in Maine - Radio Cowboys and Country Music

"Radio Cowboys and Country Music Tony and Juanita, ca. 1940Maine Historical Society Country and bluegrass music emerged in the American South…"

Music in Maine - Music Education

"Radio and film star Gene Autry (1907-1998), known as the “singing cowboy” sold children-sized guitars to meet this market need."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"Dude Cowboy advertising at City Theater, Biddeford, 1926McArthur Public Library Besides modern conveniences and entertainments, the city was…"

Betty Cody, country music legend
by Maine Historical Society

Betty Cody is noted as Maine's most recognized female singer