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Item 17847

Bangor and Aroostook Railroad's Houlton Repair Shop, ca. 1965

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1965 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 29344

E.G. Williams Shoe Repair Shop, Blue Hill, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Blue Hill Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Blue Hill Media: Photographic print

Item 68679

Workers repair damage to suspension bridge, Strong, 1915

Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: 1915 Location: Strong Media: Photo negative

Tax Records

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Item 96566

187-191 Veranda Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Norton Dyer Repair Co. Use: Service Garage

Item 74962

Car Repair Shop, Thompsons Point, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: The Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad Use: Car Repair Shop

Item 36853

99 Clark Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Enoch C Richards Use: Garage

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 150624

Garage for Imperial Automobile Repair Co., Skowhegan, 1914

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1914 Location: Skowhegan Client: Imperial Automobile Repair Co. Architect: Harry S. Coombs

Item 150066

Limestone Air Force Base aircraft maintenance & repair shop, Limestone, 1947-1951

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1947–1951 Location: Limestone Client: United States Air Force Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Item 151851

Forbes residence, New Canaan, Connecticut, 1999

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1999 Location: New Canaan Clients: Walter Forbes; Carin Forbes Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

John Burton with weeding spade, ca. 1900

Aroostook County Railroads

Construction of the Bangor and Aroostook rail lines into northern Aroostook County in the early twentieth century opened the region to tourism and commerce from the south.

Exhibit

Miriam and Donald MacMillan, Greenland, 1947

The Schooner Bowdoin: Ninety Years of Seagoing History

After traveling to the Arctic with Robert E. Peary, Donald B. MacMillan (1874-1970), an explorer, researcher, and lecturer, helped design his own vessel for Arctic exploration, the schooner <em>Bowdoin,</em> which he named after his alma mater. The schooner remains on the seas.

Exhibit

Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

Site Pages

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Ice Storm, Academy Street, Hallowell, 1998

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 1 of 2

"Then I asked him how long would it take to repair the cars and his answer was “It would take a few days to repair because It would take a while to…"

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Maternity, Hallowell Granite Works, ca. 1895

Historic Hallowell - Cyclone Poems

"… Bring in a supply everyone helps clean up rebuild repair soon Cyclones, Storms, and Fixing the City by Gabby Horse A stable maybe I am stuck and it…"