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Item 40461

Wheelbarrow race, Scarborough, 1920

Wheelbarrow race, Scarborough, 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1920 Location: Scarborough Media: Glass Negative

Item 7904

Dock workers in Portland, ca. 1930

Dock workers in Portland, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Portland Media: Photoprint

Item 105905

Hermit, Monhegan Island, ca. 1910

Hermit, Monhegan Island, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Monhegan Media: Glass Plate Negative

Online Exhibits

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Jewett Corn Factory, Norridgewock, ca. 1915

Blueberries to Potatoes: Farming in Maine

Not part of the American "farm belt," Maine nonetheless has been known over the years for a few agricultural items, especially blueberries, sweet corn, potatoes, apples, chickens and dairy products.

Exhibit

Steamboats "Rebecca" and "Fairy of the Lake," Moosehead Lake, ca. 1890

Moosehead Steamboats

After the canoe, steamboats became the favored method of transportation on Moosehead Lake. They revolutionized movement of logs and helped promote tourism in the region.

Exhibit

Trustees' Office, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, ca. 1915

In Time and Eternity: Shakers in the Industrial Age

"In Time and Eternity: Maine Shakers in the Industrial Age 1872-1918" is a series of images that depict in detail the Shakers in Maine during a little explored time period of expansion and change.

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"(This was referred to as the “Wheelbarrow School”) This failed. (Farmington Falls Pilgrimage book by Natalie and Benjamin Butler) Three years would…"