Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Cotton Mill & Johnson Shoe Citations

"Vanderweide, Harry. “Old shoe factory will be converted to elderly housing.” Kennebec Journal 31 Aug. 1978: N. pag. Webber, Sumner."

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"In 1935, it was Hy-style Shoe Company. From 1940 to 1962, The Hallowell Shoe Company was run by Samuel Kleven."

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"Johnson Shoe Factory, Hallowell, 1900Hubbard Free Library The Johnson Shoe Factory was a large part of history in Hallowell."

Historic Hallowell - Row House

"Row House Row House (1846). Here lived some of Hallowell's early textile workers. Built by Isaac Gage of Augusta, this Federal-style worker's…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell House

"Hallowell House The Hallowell House was built in 1832 and operated for a century as the Hallowell House and held the Governor's suite for…"

Historic Hallowell - Dummer House

"Dummer House Dummer House, Dummer's Lane, Hallowell, 1968Hubbard Free Library In 1789 Nathaniel Dummer moved to Hallowell with his wife and…"

Historic Hallowell - Thomas Bond House

"Thomas Bond House Bond House, Hallowell, ca. 1934Hubbard Free Library The first known occupants of the house were Thomas Bond and his wife…"

Historic Hallowell - John Calvin Stevens House

"John Calvin Stevens House John Calvin Stevens House X John Calvin Stevens, Portland, ca. 1930Maine Historical Society The Wil C."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"1940 Click on the picture to learn more about Moore's Ice Business. Ice houses were a big part of the industry on the Kennebec."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"1940Hubbard Free Library Ice houses were a big part of the industry on the Kennebec. There were three icehouses in Hallowell located on Summer…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Schools

"… worked at the local Hallowell cotton mills and shoe factories) had to attend school as well. Working in factories was a very popular occupation in…"

Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill

"The Cotton Mill closed and had to sell all of its machinery in 1890 and was replaced by the shoe industry."

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"Later it produced wooden lasts for the shoe factories. Boston Flint Company sandpaper mill beside Vaughan Brook.Courtesy of Sumner A."

Historic Hallowell - Uniforms and Expenses

"… the color of the cow hide that was used.) Their shoes were often leather with metal clasps. In some cases, the police had hats with a badge…"

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"The shoes that loggers wore had spikes on them to keep them balanced on the logs. Also, loggers used an axe called the double bit axe that was very…"

Historic Hallowell - Historic Hallowell Homes

"… 1968Hubbard Free Library Eliphalet Gilman House, Academy Street, Hallowell, 1968Hubbard Free Library Joshua Wingate House, Union…"

Historic Hallowell - Portrait of the Proprietor

"Bodwell House, Hallowell, ca. 1900Hubbard Free Library Bodwell purchased a Greek Revival house in 1866 and selected a rather grandiose version of…"

Historic Hallowell - A Chosen Place

"… there are, for instance, some fine Federal-style houses in Hallowell, it’s the quirkiness and randomness of the houses that charm, how they have…"

Historic Hallowell - Natural Resource to Finished Product

"… shop, blacksmith's shop, stable, wagon house, storehouse, boiler-house with stack and a rail siding."

Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell

"… Free Library Ice storm' Hallowell House, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library During the Ice Storm of 1998, Hallowell city officials had…"

Historic Hallowell - Affects of the Blizzard of 1952

"… lack of food because you couldn’t leave your house, and a bunch of other things. It affected their emotions by losing some of their loved ones…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ship Captains

"Agry built his house of bricks on Second Street, two houses north of the U.S. Post Office, which is on Winthrop Street and still stands today."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"… were used to keep tons and tons of ice in ice houses during the winter. When summer came around, they would send out the ice to be purchased and…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"Moore's Ice House HallowellHubbard Free Library “It was a terrible job. Terrible! Cold in the winter and cold and wet in the summer. Horrible."