Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 3 of 4

"1885Maine Historical Society Ida Bowles' wedding dress, ca.1886Maine Historical Society In August 1882, Peterson’s Magazine reported…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Eureka Hall, Stockholm

"… a jail cell that was really just a holding cell, bowling alley, a movie theater, and a ice cream parlor."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 74-138

"… land for orchard, wheat Hampden House Bar Bowling alleys Jes Crosman Sands Circus & Caravan Carlton Dancing School Hampden Rifle Co."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Mills and Homes in Stockholm

"… veneer mill, baseball bat mill, clothes pin mill, bowling pin mill, two lumber mills, cedar mill, shingle mill, and a lath mill (lath are thin…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Architecture

"… housed a movie theater-hall-basketball court, bowling alley, pool hall, barber shop, variety store, town jail, and town office."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… which the space was reinvented as a nightclub, bowling alley, and a retail furniture store. In the end, the building was demolished but the memory…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"The wide range of amusements included a bowling alley, a dance hall, a merry-go-round, swings, a shooting gallery, a baseball throw, exhibit booths…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"The American Legion Hall was built and operated a bowling alley and pool tables. River Street Flood, Guilford, 1923Guilford Historical Society…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"Holbrook's Pool Hall and Bowling Alley. In recent years it was and still is today operating as the American Legion Hall."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… lectures, and movies, and initially featured a bowling alley in its basement. It is now known as “The Greater Rumford Community Center” and…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… lumber, paper, flour, leather, shoes, toothpicks, bowling pins, clothespins, shingles, barrels, tool handles."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"… general store, pool hall, barber shop, and a bowling alley. Later, the top floor of Eureka was taken off and one of the ends was used to live in."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… Arthur Gilpatrick owned a recreation hall with a bowling alley, pool tables and a snack bar. The first dry cleaner in town was owned by Mr. Zeltin."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"There were also exhibit booths, as well as a bowling alley, merry-go-round, Ferris wheel, wooden swings, dancing pavilion, open-air stage casino…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… pots, possibly an outgrowth of earlier soapstone bowls, appear in southern Maine, suggesting the beginning of agriculture and a more sedentary…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… on Main Street boasting a dining room, poolroom, bowling alley, and a fireplace. Each member carried his own key, but had to know the secret…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… hotels, department stores, a movie theater, bowling alley, shoe stores and other retailers providing goods and services to those earning incomes…"