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Item 11460

Houlton High School cross country team, 1932

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1932 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 76163

Women's downhill at the Sugarloaf World Cup, 1971

Contributed by: Sugarloaf Mountain Ski Club through Ski Museum of Maine Date: 1971 Location: Sugarloaf Media: Photographic print

Item 104814

Pearl Hadley Matlock at the NFBPWC convention, Portland, 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1925-07-14 Location: Portland Media: glass negative

Online Exhibits

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Business and Professional Women at Grand Trunk station, Portland, 1925

Power of Potential

The National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs (NFBPWC) held their seventh annual convention in Portland during July 12 to July 18, 1925. Over 2,000 working women from around the country visited the city.

Exhibit

Mellie Dunham's dance band, Norway, ca. 1925

Remembering Mellie Dunham: Snowshoe Maker and Fiddler

Alanson Mellen "Mellie" Dunham and his wife Emma "Gram" Dunham were well-known musicians throughout Maine and the nation in the early decades of the 20th century. Mellie Dunham also received fame as a snowshoe maker.

Exhibit

Jack Lawrence, Saco, on Bicycle, ca. 1900

A Craze for Cycling

Success at riding a bike mirrored success in life. Bicycling could bring families together. Bicycling was good for one's health. Bicycling was fun. Bicycles could go fast. Such were some of the arguments made to induce many thousands of people around Maine and the nation to take up the new pastime at the end of the nineteenth century.

Site Pages

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Construction of the new Bradbury Bridge, Biddeford, 1921

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 2 of 3

"… for "la survivance" of the French culture, championed the expansion of educational opportunities, especially for girls, which included creating…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"She was a great champion for civil rights and freedom of expression, and had a keen interest in Eastern religions."

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Northeast Harbor Basketball Team, ca. 1921

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… on your recent award of State of Maine Basketball Champions. We were cheering for you all the way! We are hurt, of course, but very proud to have…"