Keywords: ropes
Item 23034
Contributed by: Haystack Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Mapleton Media: Wood, rope
Item 9492
Aground at Farrington Point, Squirrel Island, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: circa 1930 Location: Southport Media: Photographic print
Item 37310
158 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: James H McDonald Use: Store & Storage
Item 52990
2-82 Fore Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Portland Company Use: Shed - Rope
Exhibit
Rum, Riot, and Reform - Temperance Membership
"… Pump and Block Makers, Mast and Spar Makers, Rope Makers, Riggers and Sail Makers, 1841 William Capen, Jr. (ca."
Exhibit
By the second half of the 20th century, skiing began to enjoy unprecedented popularity. Pleasant Mountain in Bridgton (later Shawnee Peak) was Maine's foremost place to join the fun in the 1950s and 1960s.
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 7 of 13
"… and with stakes around the outside that allowed a rope or a chain to hold the barrels. Even as late as 1950 some farmers loaded barrels by hand."
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4
"This was intended to prevent the rope from getting caught on ledges, kelp, or anything else at low tide."
Story
Portland in the 1940s
by Carol Norton Hall
As a young woman in Portland during WWII, the presence of servicemen was life changing.
Story
"Mama sings 'get your hands up'": Maria's Diary June 2020
by Maria
Maria, 7 years old, records impressions of staying with her grandparents in Somesville in June 2020.
