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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"In 1825 the Saco Manufacturing Company and the Saco Iron Works opened on Cutts Island in Saco; the precursor to the industrialization which would be…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 1 of 3

"However, development and manufacture was inconsequential until after WWI. Within three years of the war's end in 1918, large chemical plants in…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Loading ice, Presque Isle Stream, 1946

"Cement blocks were manufactured in the small building on the left. Joe Gagnon purchased the ice operation from Cecil McCready in 1946 and ran the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 7 of 17

"They were later bought by Pepperell Manufacturing Company by 1900 and became Laconia Division of the Pepperell Mills."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Artists and Inventors of Biddeford

"… Irish and French-Canadians, plus the successful manufacturing at the many mills, combined to foster a lively cultural scene."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 452-534

"… Pendleton & Ross, Shaw & Merrill furniture manufacturers, Furber & Metcalf, I.W. Patten; and local politics, including his failed bid to become…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashion in Bangor, 1865

"… & Sketch Book" that he began on June 14, 1864, "manufacturers made a clean sweep to kill pressing over so as to sell new stock and established a…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"Hugh's first venture in Maine and the paper industry, at the age of 25, was the manufacturing of wood fiber tableware which was lost to fire."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 1 of 4

"… "Jo Collins," the Junior Label of the Mandell Manufacturing Company of St. Louis. The emergent youth culture, with its rock & roll and pop music…"

Historic Hallowell - The Fuller Foundry

"… owner was George Fuller who also owned Machinists Manufacturers. It was a large part of Hallowell's history because everyone relied on it for their…"

Historic Hallowell - Thomas Bond House

"Page. Charles A. Page was a manufacturer/dealer of saddle, harnesses, and trunks. His place of business was on Water Street and his residence is…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Iron Foundry

"The Hallowell Iron works manufactured brass castings, shafting, hangers, and pulleys. Orders are always on time and steam and gas fittings are always…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry and Immigrants-A Changing Community

"… the waterfall” – between maritime commerce and manufacturing – was over. The Cotton Mill, built in 1844 as the Hallowell Cotton Factory, initially…"

Historic Hallowell - More About the Johnson Brothers

"… his brother, Wil, formed a partnership for a shoe manufacturing business. Soon, it went from a small-scale business to a major industry."

Historic Hallowell - Johnny Stringer ~ A Character of Industry

"… his living by making and rebottoming chairs, and manufacturing clothespins for the housekeepers of the town."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 9 of 17

"… and Saco to work in textile mills, ice harvesting manufactures, lumber mills, and granite quarries. Immigrants not only served to support the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century

"… who helped with the electrification of Bates Manufacturing Company mills, Mrs. Scrimgeour was well positioned to enjoy a sophisticated social life…"

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

"… of colored, affordable (but not cheap), American manufactured silk yardage could be found in the new burgeoning city department stores, including…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Lace and fringe trimmed walking dress, ca. 1865 - Page 1 of 4

"… Description After the Civil War, American-manufactured silk fabrics, threads and trimmings, along with the sewing machine, encouraged extra…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1870 to 1915

"… operates Dragon Products, the only cement manufacturing facility in New England. <- Prev. Page…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 3 of 3

"All the manufacturers were in need of help, and recruited heavily for women workers, both Anglo and Franco."

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Historic Clothing Collection - Mid Twentieth Century

"… scarcity, or regulations restricting garment manufacture. There is, however, a good selection illustrating, to one degree or another, the pervasive…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 1 of 2

"… Cherryfield, to southern Maine paper and silk manufacturing Westbrook, embraced this fashion. Purple wool dress by Martha Riley, 1912Maine…"