Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Thomas White Dry Good Emporium, Bangor, 1864

"Thomas White Dry Good Emporium, Bangor, 1864 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description Thomas A."

Presque Isle: The Star City - The History of Laundry, Aroostook County Style - Page 2 of 2

"This process took a good portion of the day. Drying took all day. Only when the clothes were dry, did the ironing take place."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"Palmer Dry Goods (1868-1876) William P. Hill Dry Goods (1876-1883) Webber’s Drugstore (1883-1933) Burnham’s Auto Supply (1933-1953) Fullerton’s Radio…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Pendleton & Ross stand, Bangor, 1864

"… in the city built of wood and were filled with dry goods groceries Rum hard ware fish salt &c." He noted that in November 1865, the building was…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Rufus Prince's factory and store, Bangor, 1864

"The store also included dry goods. When he was about 21, John Martin (1823-1904) began working for Prince as a bookkeeper and store tender."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 1 of 3

"… Lewiston, Libby's in Portland, and in small town dry-goods stores. Reasonably priced plain skirts, jackets, and blouses that became the norm for…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village

"Locklin Dry Goods & Groceries S. Lake Stoves, Dry Goods & Groceries T. & B. Emery Boots & Shoe Mfg. Walton & Quint “ “ “ “ Spooner & Hanson Carder &…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"… ports, his ships returning with salt, coal, dry goods and hardware. His store, one of three businesses at an area referred to as the Upper Corner…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"Zeltin. Georgia Tracey’s dry goods store sold clothing, fabric, stockings, and more. There was a barber shop operated by Lyman Haskell and a fish…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"Dry goods stores and specialty shops were in great number and merchants did a brisk business. After an initial drop in census numbers to 3600 in…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"… for things like special stone for making tools or dried corn from groups to the south and west that grew crops where the climate was more favorable…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"… brew, women draped the long strands over lines to dry in the island breeze, creating colorful curtains of blue, red, and green."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"… Harbor had four groceries, one fruit stand, two dry goods stores, four stables, three blacksmiths, three building contractors, three plumbers, one…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… the town with valuable shops, meeting spaces, dry goods stores and a barber shop. The Tuscan Opera House was built in 1891."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"… who caught the fish, the processors who dried, salted or otherwise preserved the fish, and the suppliers who shipped the product to market."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… lists five Surry merchants and dealers selling dry and fancy goods, boots, crockery, paints, groceries, confectionery, etc."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"… defending her views and saying that Rose was a good person and a good abolitionist. Conclusion Bangor is a city with a very rich history, and…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"… hose house had high towers for hanging hose to dry and a large stove to heat. Upstairs in the house there was a room for the meetings to be held…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"… current day where we use whiteboards also know as dry-erase boards. These are much easier to write on and erase."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"They also sold large dried codfish, which customers would take home to hang in their cellars. In January, 1866, the store burned, but a portion was…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… the Surry citizens whose community was as tinder dry as Mount Desert Island. Fortunately Surry had no major problems, but the citizens who had been…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… fact that the subject matter was more or less a dry repetition of material covered in the lower grades."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"Before he had the Ledyard Block built, he had a dry goods store on the same lot. William Ledyard was married to Miss Harriet Ledyard."