Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - Art

"The desire to reproduce a family portrait is represented in a circa 1865 tintype copy of an oil painting of a man in the dress of the 1830s or 40s."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"Notecards were made from the originals and given to people who gave a certain amount to the campaign."

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 1 of 2

"Daveis was an attorney who played a significant role in the settlement of the dispute with Great Britain over Maine’s northeast boundary."

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2

"Art Joseph Leland of Saco, ca. 1850Maine Historical Society Nineteenth century Portland supported an active artistic community."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"Building Of The Arts Era Building Of The Arts, Bar Harbor, Maine The Building of the Arts was officially dedicated in 1907 and remained the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"The records of Bath were stored in this building until the current City Hall was built in 1929. The Old City Hall narrowly escaped destruction in the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Bar Harbor: Building of Arts

"Bar Harbor: Building of Arts Building of Arts, Bar Harbor, ca. 1930 Building of Arts, Bar HarborJesup Memorial Library The September 13, 1905…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Study for the LDM Sweat Memorial Art Museum, Portland, ca. 1911

"The commission is associated with John Calvin Stevens John Howard Stevens Architects. This item is part of the Stevens Architects drawings and…"

Bowdoin College Museum of Art

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Building Boom, early 19th century

"With few exceptions, the buildings were constructed of wood. For the most part, only the town’s business district used brick construction."

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Old Buildings

"Old Buildings Bonnie and Donnie Staples' house Minturn Schoolhouse The Tea Room Redmen's Hall Seaside Hall Andrew Smith Store…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History Of Performing Arts On Mount Desert Island

"We also explore the cultural shift in popular entertainment when Movies Come to the Island. Early Performance..."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… writings of Ezekiel Holmes, encouraged both the buildings of roads and the arrival of new settlers so that the last half of the nineteenth century…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"Even today, there are clues to the past: The A.G. Page on the door step, the A. Hallet's Drug Store clock, and the words Thompson's Corner right on…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… of the world’s longest international border, this art in engineering opened in 1962 between Lubec, Maine and Campobello Island, New Brunswick."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"… became the frequent site of talks and exhibits on art and literature, and the youth room encouraged students to get together to study.” The men…"

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

"1900Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum PIONEERING DAYS Hand Digger Dennis Harris, Treasurer of the Caribou Historical Society, demonstrates…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"A lot of mystery surrounds the origins of this building. The best prediction is that a good portion of the music hall was built prior to 1830, as…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"On the map, the buildings on the property were an engine house and two other houses that were owned by J."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"In Bath, the steady increase in automobile traffic caused a number of changes in the approach to the bridge."

Abplanalp Library, UNE

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