Keywords: lunchroom
Item 8589
Asael Coleman's Store, Skowhegan, ca. 1885
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1885 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
Item 67527
Students in Strong Public School lunchroom, Strong, ca. 1953
Contributed by: Mr. & Mrs. Roger Lambert through Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1953 Location: Strong Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Women at the turn of the 20th century were increasingly involved in paid work outside the home. For wage-earning women in the Old Port section of Portland, the jobs ranged from canning fish and vegetables to setting type. A study done in 1907 found many women did not earn living wages.
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Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2
"… the 1920s on State Route 15 in Guilford, a small lunchroom and filling station was opened for business known as the Chase-Em-In Tea Room."
