Maine Memory Network

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aerial Photography

"Gannett harnessed the new technology to capture major events and scenes throughout Maine. Geographic features, natural disasters, and celebrations…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northern Maine Fair Memories - Page 1 of 3

"Dorothy got involved with harness racing because her husband John enjoyed watching the races. Her son, Jimmy one of her five children, started racing…"

Historic Hallowell - Thomas Bond House

"Page was a manufacturer/dealer of saddle, harnesses, and trunks. His place of business was on Water Street and his residence is described as.."n."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"… called his “War Horse” which was never broken to harness and could be managed by none but himself. At the age of seventy-five years old, he could…"

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

"… apples, pears, farming tools, carriages and harnesses. Also, quilts and spreads, carpets, rugs and plants, fancy work, taxidermy."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Braden Theater

"… was named after John R Braden, a famous local harness horse owned by the Mooseleuk Club. There was a line of more than two hundred people who…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"This led to the production of harnesses and tack for horses. Prison Brooms to the Train Depot, Thomaston, 1915Thomaston Historical Society A…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… in 1950 paying tribute to the beloved local harness horse for which this theatre was named. Presque Isle Historical Society John R Braden was…"

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"… including a sandpaper factory and wire mill that harnessed the power of water and gravity so critical to America's development."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"… started in a broom shop and quickly spread to the harness shop, paint shop and woodshop. The facility was completely destroyed."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 3 of 3

"… this ambrotype are the one story shop shared by harness and saddle maker J. B. Tuttle and boot and show maker G."

Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"Other trades include printing and harness making. Five tintypes of Bangor origin depict river drivers in their work clothes and spiked leather boots."

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"Beginnings Harness racing at the Bass Park, Bangor, ca. 1915Bangor Public Library Bass Park is a historic park in Maine."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… who ran their own businesses, including shoe and harness repair. Summer residents began to buy their own property and built family homes…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… to expand the Fair and a newly-built park for harness racing was perfect. Horse racing has a long history in the State and Blue Hill is still known…"

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

"… with canals being dug and dams being built to harness the water power. The waters were diverted to canals to service the paper making facilities…"

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

"… settled in the vicinity of a river which could be harnessed for power to run saw mills, shingle mills, grist mills, or anything else that needed…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"He spent the last $780 of his savings to buy a harness shop only to then discover there was a $2,500 mortgage on the business."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… County town of Lubec.” Lubec’s 20-foot tides were harnessed to power plaster and grist mills. The Gazetteer of Maine, 1882 reported: “The tide…"