Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"… included real estate, banking, and cotton manufacturing. King began his political career in 1795, serving as both a representative and as a senator…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… measured 56 ½ feet in length and were originally manufactured by Wason Manufacturing in 1912. The last caboose used by the railroad in the 1990s…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… developing sideline non-farming business, and manufacturing nontraditional products and crafts. Lard Bucket X Farming Diversity Unlike large…"

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"… with the safety pin on the rear, like those still manufactured a century later. Centennial souvenir pin #2, Lubec, 1911Lubec Historical…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… with Campobello where wharves full of British manufactured goods were exchanged for cash, beef, pork, flour and wood products."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"Civil War boots, ca. 1864 These boots, manufactured by Bangor boot maker, John McGinty might have been just what Fred was hoping for.Bangor…"

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

"The growth in population in the state's manufacturing centers drove the state's increase, and counterbalanced an actual decline in six of Maine's…"

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

"… and Gene Jenkins started a salt box factory and manufactured boxes that would fit inside each other for ease of shipping. Later Mr."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Manufactured in many small segments, its two ton heft of glass and iron framework was transported across the sea and up the tower."

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… agricultural exhibits, and local domestic and manufactured crafts. The fields in front of Tucker’s Farm were bustling with visiting farmers and…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… iron fittings), 1 rigger, 1 caulker, and 1 sail manufacturer. Shipyard workers, like sailors of the time, were fueled by a daily ration of grog…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… Coin and golf tees donated by Pride Manufacturing Co. Special ribbons were awarded to prize winners and professional photos were taken to be on…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"… slates and slate pencils were discarded and manufactured pencils and paper were used. These had many benefits that the slates did not have."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"builds plant in Lubec for manufacture of two-piece drawn cans 1910 • Census results – 3,363 1911 • Lubec Centennial Celebration held on July 4 --…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… around Presque Isle, of both French and English manufacture. The Mi’kmaq waged war against the Maliseet, Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Cannibas…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"Steen's was originally a sheet-metal manufacturer in the 1950s, but eventually evolved into a heating business and then an automobile dealership."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… the boom strung across the river at Guilford Manufacturing Company snapped, and, with a loud roar, about two and a half million feet of logs went…"

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"… added on to the building so that it could also manufacture wooden spools for winding thread and wire."

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"But the Lawrence company, North Lubec Manufacturing and Canning, had a long existence, continuing into the 1980s."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"Farmers, traders and manufacturers saw their overseas markets disappear. Business plummeted and ships languished."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"At a time when wool was needed in the manufacture of soldiers’ uniforms, Maine had little wool to give."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… of the times indicate anything, some kind of manufacturing will be in successful operation here in less than two years from the day the first train…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… as it directed the attention of starch manufacturers to this fertile region, and it was found that the soil was particularly adapted to the raising…"