Maine Memory Network

Wooden shoe last, ca. 1845

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1845 Media: wood, rope

Shoe form for repairing shoes, Stockholm. ca. 1930

Contributed by: Stockholm Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Stockholm Media: Steel

Cobbler's hammer, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1850 Media: Cast steel, wood

Shoe factory, Portland, ca. 1875

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1875 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

Civil War boots, ca. 1864

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Location: Bangor Media: Leather

Shoe shop interior, Portland, ca. 1875

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1875 Location: Portland Media: Stereograph

Interior of Z.C. Bolduc shoe findings shop, Lewiston, ca. 1926

Courtesy of Kathy Bolduc Amoroso, an individual partner Date: circa 1926 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print

Shoe factory, Waldoboro, ca. 1910

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

The Shoe Shop, South Berwick, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Old Berwick Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: South Berwick Media: Photographic print

Storefronts on Lisbon Street, Lewiston, ca. 1890

Courtesy of Kathy Bolduc Amoroso, an individual partner Date: circa 1890 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print

Portland Shoe and Leather Association, 1891

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1891 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

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

Boot and Shoe Makers trade banner, Portland, 1841

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1841 Location: Portland Media: Oil on linen

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Workers at David Cummings & Co. shoe factory, South Berwick, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Old Berwick Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: South Berwick Media: Photographic print

Clerks at the David Cummings Factory, South Berwick, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Old Berwick Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: South Berwick Media: Photographic print

Women at Cummings Shoe Company worktable, South Berwick, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Old Berwick Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: South Berwick Media: Photographic print

Shoe boxes at the Cummings Factory, South Berwick, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Old Berwick Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: South Berwick Media: Photographic print

South Berwick Village, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Old Berwick Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: South Berwick Media: Photographic print

Shoemaker Francis Raynes, South Berwick ca. 1890

Contributed by: Old Berwick Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: South Berwick Media: Photographic print

Marshall Phillips letter from Fredricksburg, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Fredericksburg Media: Pencil on paper

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Marshall Phillips to wife, from Virginia, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Auburn Media: Pencil on paper

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Marshall Phillips on Lee's surrender, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: Washington Media: Ink on paper

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Marshall Phillips on Lincoln assassination, Washington, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: Washington Media: Ink on paper

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Workers in David Cummings & Company shoe factory, South Berwick, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Old Berwick Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: South Berwick Media: Photographic print