Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"She had become a woman of property in an era when it was unusual for a married woman to own land in her own name. Olin died in 1922."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lydia Abbott Titcomb and Pine Tree Cottage, Farmington, ca. 1875

"Located at 4 Academy Street in Farmington. The woman in the photograph is Lydia Abbott Titcomb. View additional information about this item on the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Memorial Day, Presque Isle, 1888

"The woman on the right in the doorway is Larla Smith (ne Mrs. Sidney Graves). View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Running the Town

"Running the Town Decades went by before a woman served in a municipal office. In 1929 Bessie Joyce was listed as a member of the Superintending…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - "Good the more communicated, the more abundant grows" : The Thursday Club

"… aspect changed the whole point of view of the woman who came under its influence. Her ideals were elevated, her trust in eternal goodness and its…"

Early Maine Photography - Studio Portraits

"… tastefully colored." Portrait of a young woman with a straw hat, South Berwick, ca. 1865Maine Historical Society Six examples of Samuel…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Flora Brooks, Lying in Repose, 1922

""Rarely will one find a man or woman so devoted to a cause as was Mrs. Brooks to the Farmington Public Library."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Women's Firsts

"The first woman manager of the Swan's Island Electric Co-op.Swan's Island Historical Society Three occupational areas, in particular, have an…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Elizabeth Blowers, Bangor, ca. 1864

"… Sayward, was a friend of Clara Cary, the woman Martin married in 1850. The illustration appears on page 187 of John Martin's "Journal" that he…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashions in Bangor, 1866

"… State Museum Description A man and a woman show off the fashions of 1866 in Bangor. Around them are hat and shoe styles."

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 1 of 2

"A circa 1830-50 folk art painting of a woman wearing a bonnet was copied on a tintype. More formal portraits are represented in daguerreotype copies…"

Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard

"Martha Ballard One woman who made her mark in the community as a health care provider was Martha Moore Ballard (1735-1812)."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"… people and America has lost its most famous woman sportsman. May her soul rest in peace.” Today, Fly Rod’s legacy is evident in Strong and other…"

Early Maine Photography - Art

"Art Silhouette of an unidentified woman, ca. 1855Maine Historical Society When the French artist Louis Daguerre announced his invention of…"

Historic Hallowell - Post Office and Fire Station

"… OfficeHubbard Free Library Judy Longfellow, Post Woman written by Sam Gilbert Q How old were you? A An Adult Q Did you still go to work? A…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fiske Block, Broad Street, Bangor, 1864

"… building that, "Saturday night may 12 1866 John Womans' Barn was set on fire E H Tebbets horse shed and 4 stores commencing at I W Pattens and…"

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2

"A tintype shows a formally posed young woman set against a classical railing and trees as if in the outdoors."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 1 of 3

"… that became the norm for the working and active woman's everyday wear could be purchased ready-made."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 2 of 3

"Perhaps the two closest examples are a young woman's multi-colored patchwork mini skirt, made from leather but lined in synthetic fabric, and a lime…"

Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"The lady’s plain dress and her old rocking chair indicate a rural origin for this tintype. Tintype of woman knitting, ca."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Elizabeth Akers Allen, née Chase

"A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life…"

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

"… bring their designs to the average American woman. Said to be a Dior design, but lacking any labeling, the collection's 1960s bouffant short prom…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - People

"… testified before Maine's state legislature for a woman's right to vote Janet Trafton Mills born 1947: Maine's 75th governor and first governor from…"

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 1 of 2

"… Gardner Lake Tragedy Miriam Kelley as a young woman X Images from the family of Miriam Kelley Doherty Research and text by Seth Doherty…"