Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 2 of 2

"… than any snow report the oldest inhabitant ever saw. Blizzard, Lubec, January 21, 1934 Lubec Historical Society Blizzard, Lubec, January…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 2

"From a cost standpoint, circular sawed lumber made possible the large barns required by the emerging dairy industry in the post-Civil War period."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Historical Buildings

"… the regional natural resources and the methods of construction used illustrate its values and how it saw itself in relation to others."

Historic Hallowell - The Blizzard - Works Cited

"12, 2010). The Blizzard of 1952 As Folks Saw It In Lewiston And Auburn; This Pictorial Record Shows Problems Posed By Heavy Snow Lewiston Journal."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 4 of 17

"Andrews Quarry saw great success in 1886 when James Andrews and Sons began a contract for the New York Harlem Bridge and a bridge in Philadelphia to…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architect James Overlock

"New to the market were jig saws and circular saws, which were used to make decorative treatments in moldings, brackets, dentils, and window and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - James Emery cottage, Bucksport, 1867

"… the more I viewed it the more curious things I saw about it." He asked who owned the building and then proceeded to sketch it on a bill he had in…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"… Lake would eventually be, enough to run the three saws in the two saw mills for five years. In the beginning, all the lumber was used in Lincoln…"

Historic Hallowell - A Bay State Exodus

"Each decade after the Revolution saw the population of the area increase by 10,000 or more. Two of the early arrivals were Ephraim and Martha…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 1 of 3

"When they saw people playing and rolling around in the cold powder, my parents thought they were absolutely crazy."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 6 of 17

"They saw the opportunity for making fast cash off the high bidders. This further drove the two towns into financial crisis."

Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2

"Prides owned a saw mill that covered approximately 2,000 square feet. That helped them extremely. They sawed 4 foot bolt wood, mostly white birch and…"

Ambajejus Boom House

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Knights Templar member, Bangor, 1864

"… Templars were the most magnificent body I ever saw," John Martin of Bangor wrote in his account of their appearance at the consecration of the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Years on Mt. Desert Island

"Early Years on Mt. Desert Island Higgins Saw Mill, Somesville, 1890 Higgins Saw Mill which is believed to have been located in…"

Historic Hallowell - The Information Call Script

"FROM THERE I SAW ROOFS BEING THROWN AROUND AND I SAW MR. GROVER RUNNING OUTTA HIS STORE, AND I NOTICED A LITTLE BOY TRAPPED INSIDE HIS STORE, AFTER…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations

"… Maine State Museum When he visited Belfast and saw a house he admired, John Martin stopped to sketch it -- in great detail."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"Saw Logs Over the Dam, Guilford, ca. 1880Guilford Historical Society As the new village began to grow and more settlers arrived, simple subsistence…"

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"The carriage, which moved the lumber along the saw, was short and referred to by locals as a "snap-dragon." Around 1906 Hollis bought a steam engine…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators come to MDI

"The late 1800’s and early 1900’s saw the building of large hotels and many large summer “cottages”. This time period is sometimes referred to as the…"

Portland Water District

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Design for rustic fence, gate, Bangor, 1867

"… drew a number of illustrations of what he saw as the ideal gates and fences for different locales and purposes."

John Martin: Expert Observer - First electric railroad car in Bangor, 1889

"… (1823-1904), an accountant and shopkeeper, first saw the electric railroad in operation on July 4, 1889 and drew this illustration of it."

Historic Clothing Collection - Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses

"… list are surviving home dresses, that obviously saw long years of wear for domestic duties, during pregnancies, and unlikely seen beyond the home…"