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Historical Items

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Item 27832

View from Brooklyn Heights, Thomaston, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 78721

Preparation for Upper Dam, Rumford, 1916

Contributed by: Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Date: 1916-06-26 Location: Rumford Media: Photographic print

Item 105906

Edson Giles store, Boothbay, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: Boothbay Media: Glass Plate Negative

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Lincoln County through the Eastern Eye

The Penobscot Marine Museum’s photography collections include nearly 50,000 glass plate negatives of images for "real photo" postcards produced by the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast. This exhibit features postcards from Lincoln County.

Site Pages

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Edward O'Brien moves to Thomaston - 1850s

"… of whom were among seven of the nation’s first millionaires during the 19th century. In the 20th century, several draggers and sardine boats were…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Captain Samuel Watts House

"… the extent they became two of the nation’s first millionaires. Both owned large properties in New York, where they spent a good deal of time with…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Cottagers

"… town’s cottagers included well-born or self-made millionaires with prominent names like Astor, Pendleton, Procter, Pulitzer, Sears, and Vanderbilt."