Maine Memory Network

Laundry room in the Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House, Cambridge, Massachusetts, ca. 1930

Contributed by: NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Date: circa 1930 Location: Cambridge Media: Wood, metal

Farm sink, Littleton, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Littleton Media: Iron

26 Central Wharf, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Central Wharf Proprietors Use: Mfg Slate Sinks

House for Charles M. Hays on Cushing Island, Portland, 1909

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1909 Location: Portland Client: Charles Melville Hays Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Extracting Wealth

Maine's natural resources -- granite, limestone and slate in particular -- along with its excellent ports made it a leader in mining and production of the valuable building materials. Stone work also attracted numerous skilled immigrants.

Maine Medical Center, Bramhall Campus

Maine Medical Center, founded as Maine General Hospital, has dominated Portland’s West End since its construction in 1871 on Bramhall Hill. As the medical field grew in both technological and social practice, the facility of the hospital also changed. This exhibit tracks the expansion and additions to that original building as the hospital adapted to its patients’ needs.

John Martin: Expert Observer - "A Little Daisy," Katahdin Iron Works, 1890

"… to my room when I was gone & hung it up over my sink in my room." View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"Explosives are needed to sink the Axis!" Protecting Our Community Block Warden ArmbandBangor Historical Society After the bombing of Pearl…"

One View
by Karen Jelenfy

My life as an artist in Maine.

Water is Music
by P Leone

Throughout her life water has played an important part