Maine Memory Network

Cumberland Street, Westbrook, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: circa 1880 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print

West Main Street, Thomaston, ca. 1899

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1899 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Maine Streets: The Postcard View

Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.

A City Awakes: Arts and Artisans of Early 19th Century Portland

Portland's growth from 1786 to 1860 spawned a unique social and cultural environment and fostered artistic opportunity and creative expression in a broad range of the arts, which flowered with the increasing wealth and opportunity in the city.

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes Indian encampment, Bar Harbor, 1881Abbe Museum All the cooking at the Indian encampment is done…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 3 of 3

"… early outdoor photographs, as reflected in street scenes in South Paris and Athens. A South Paris tintype of about 1860 shows eleven members of the…"

Biddeford City Hall: an in-depth tour of this iconic building
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project

Visual tour and unique insights of Biddeford’s historical landmark

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars