Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Cascade Hand Tub

"Cascade Hand Tub Cascade Hand Tub, Vaughan Homestead, Hallowell, ca. 1935Hubbard Free Library The Cascade Hand Tub, built by Samuel Merrick of…"

Historic Hallowell - Nature's Bounty - Raw Material, Close at Hand

"Nature's Bounty - Raw Material, Close at Hand Hains Ledge Quarry, Lithgow Hill, Hallowell, ca."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - A Photo Essay of Hand Tools Found in the Swedish Colony

"A Photo Essay of Hand Tools Found in the Swedish Colony Click to view the photo essay Tools were a necessary part of every farmer's and…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Fire Department Technology

"For example, the Tiger or the Cascade Hand Pump, both of which were fire fighting technology in their time."

Historic Hallowell - Basic Fire Fighting Technology

"After the buckets came the invention of the hand pumper. To work the hand pumper, someone would pour in water while a second person would pump a…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13

"… Historical and Art Museum PIONEERING DAYS Hand Digger Dennis Harris, Treasurer of the Caribou Historical Society, demonstrates the hand digger…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 12 of 13

"Harvesting Potatoes BARREL GRAPPLES Hand Grapple, Presque Isle, ca. 1910Presque Isle Historical Society Potato Barrel Grapple, Presque…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Kids at the quarry

"The kids even got to get their hands dirty as they excavated for artifacts near where the blacksmith was once located! Quarry Exhibit Slideshow…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Organdy summer dress, ca. 1863 - Page 1 of 4

"… the details on the bodice were worked by hand. The dress dates between 1860 and 1865, a representation of Civil War-era style."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 7 of 13

"… wagon in the late 1800s Loading Barrels by Hand, Presque Isle, 1950Presque Isle Historical Society View an exhibit on the Tabor Wagon This…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 2 of 13

"… the need to remove potatoes from the rows by hand, although there were some workers with hand diggers who could keep up with the early mechanical…"

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 2 of 2

"With her hand to her cheek, Mrs. Judkins stares pensively into the camera, setting a serious tone reflected in the expressions of her girls."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 1 of 4

"On the one hand, machine sewing mitigating the endless hours women spent meeting the demands of household and family garment sewing."

Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"It is a hand tub, a type of fire fighting engine with a stitched together, leather hose. Fire Department, Hallowell, 1843Hubbard Free Library…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 6 of 6

"Savage in 1959. The hand carving of the lettering panels was crafted by Savage and the carving of each pictorial panel was executed by Savage's…"

Historic Hallowell - Keeping Us Safe: Fire Department and Police Force

"Later, the fire department added hand tubs to the roster which put out fires quicker and more effectively."

Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell

"… Storm of 1998, Hallowell city officials had their hands full. Public Works was spreading sand and salt, clearing trees, and doing whatever they…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ice Storm Poem

"Ice gripped the land with a hard hand as it softened neighbors’ hearts. Generously shared firewood and nourishment kept families warm and fed while…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Life membership certificate, Farmington Public Library Association, 1917

"There is also a seal in the lower left-hand corner. It is a little uncertain, but we believe in the 1920's the library no longer issued these…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 4 of 4

"He stuffed a dollar in her hand as they were leaving and told her not to tell his wife. After high school, she became a telephone operator for a…"

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware Store window display, Lincoln, ca. 1943

"… (Clay)'s three boys" "Fran & Edward on left-hand standards" "Willburn Haskell in (illegible)" "Mary Burke (nurse & [illegible] in Africa) on right…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry

"… been learning quarry history with their eyes, hands, and feet. They've visited Baird's quarry to see the rusting remains of the once-busy industry…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Plan of North End of Bangor, 1844

"He included hand-drawn illustrations. Since this map has a specific date, he may have recopied into the journal from earlier notes."

Historic Clothing Collection - White cotton dress with gigot sleeves, Portland, ca. 1828 - Page 1 of 2

"The dress was hand sewn, with its scalloped edges attached as a separate piece. A light pink drawstring ribbon serves as the enclosure."