Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"The comparison is very strong between Solomon Store and House of Crafts and Flowers as discussed above."

Historic Hallowell - Transportation Challenge

"The site is now used for launching pleasure craft and recreation. The Hallowell Granite works had two large schooners named the Jeremiah T."

Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2

"They sold beaded crafts, wooden checkers, and many more craft supplies. Drapers Mill was a supplier of box boards to other mills."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Wabanaki Today

"… a market for selling baskets and other Wabanaki crafts, but it is also an opportunity for tribal members from far reaching communities to come…"

Historic Hallowell - Ship Parts

"… made of stone or iron and took up to a year to craft. Each boat had about three or four anchors on board in case one got stuck and had to be cut."

Norridgewock Historical Society

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Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"The furnishings of homes and buildings were crafted by cabinetmakers such as John Stringer of Hallowell (who also made clothes pins) and Benjamin F."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Performance

"… shows and traditional song and dance, selling crafts and posing for photographs in Indian dress."

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilders, Sailors and Whaling Men

"… known today as Chelsea, and continued the family craft. Allen’s special talent was the carving of ships’ figureheads."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"… pulling, tractor pulling, an exhibition hall for crafts and food goods. There is a grand stand to watch the horse racing of trotters and pacers."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"In the 1930s the line was expanded to include crafts and novelty items. The Carr O’Brien brick building on the opposite corner of Wadsworth Street…"

Moosehead Historical Society

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 3 of 4

"… originals, afforded by the wealthy, were famously crafted with hidden details such as corsetry, padding, darts and pleating to shape the style to…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Home

"… by the National Endowment for the Humanities, was crafted to digitize and provide free, full-text online access to three of Maine Historical…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

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

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Indians & Rusticators: Wabanakis & Summer Visitors on Mount Desert Island 1840s-1920s

"… Wabanakis now marketed their traditional arts, crafts, and canoeing skills to rusticators who visited their tented encampments."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The "Edward O'Brien", the "Washington B. Thomas", & "Edna Hoyt"

"Thomas,” a 5-master of 2639 tons, the largest craft of any type ever built on the St. George River. Her career was cut short by a shipwreck off…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3

"… to include toys, furniture parts, hobby and craft items, dowels of all sorts, and primarily, golf tees."

Jonathan Fisher Memorial

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Owls Head Transportation Museum

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"These crafts still flourish on the island, and are sold at various outlets, most importantly and successfully at the highly popular Arts and Craft…"

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

"The hand carving of the lettering panels was crafted by Savage and the carving of each pictorial panel was executed by Savage's cousin, Augustus…"

Abbe Museum

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"Samuel Chase is said to have built several crafts near Walnut Hill. What was probably the last vessel built there was a craft of 40 or 50 tons which…"