Maine Memory Network

Two men in dories, Swan's Island, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Men in fishing dory, Southwest Harbor, 1890

Contributed by: Southwest Harbor Public Library Date: 1890 Location: Southwest Harbor Media: Photographic print

Bungalow, Broadway, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Doris H Foster Use: Bungalow

33-35 Bay Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Doris L Carney Style: National Folk Use: Dwelling - Single family

Launch of the 'Doris Hamlin'

The Doris Hamlin, a four-masted schooner built at the Frye-Flynn Shipyard in Harrington, was one of the last vessels launched there, marking the decline of a once vigorous shipbuilding industry in Washington County.

Toy Len Goon: Mother of the Year

Toy Len Goon of Portland, an immigrant from China, was a widow with six children when she was selected in 1952 as America's Mother of the Year.

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Lobstering

"The picture below shows two dories. The dory in the foreground has wooden lobster traps on it, while the dory in the background has a trawling tub on…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - -Across the Sea- a history through transportation

"… Society Four men line fishing from a dory, Swan's Island, ca. 1910Swan's Island Historical Society What is life like on a Maine island? What…"

Working as a telephone operator in the 1940s
by Doris Tardy

Working as a telephone operator in 1946 was new and exciting, and challenging.