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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - SEE NOTES Ladies' Third Annual Banquet. Farmington, Maine. 1893. Back cover.

"Farmington, Maine. 1893. Back cover. Contributed by Farmington Public Library Description The back cover of the banquet lists the "toasts"…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 2 of 4

"… bodice) and flat fronted skirt flaring out at the back. An early 1870s short gray-green basque dress also features a flat front skirt, with an…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington High School Football Team, 1911

"Identified players also include: Back row: 2nd from right: Rob McLeary, 3rd from right: Dan Adams, 4th from right: Erland Hardy."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle High School Basketball Team 1913

"… Akely, Tweedie, Allan, McGauflin, Blanchard Back row: Mgr Graves and Coach Faulkner. View additional information about this item on the Maine…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 2 of 3

"… if I wasn’t there and say, “Would you give James a ride back?” And so I’d come down, get him and bring him back to the nursing home in Van Buren."

Bangor Police Museum

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Historic Clothing Collection - Minimalist wool skirt suit, ca. 1943 - Page 1 of 3

"The sleeves are fitted with turned-back cuffs and covered buttons. The jacket is unlined and includes shoulder pads."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Corn Canning Industry

"The plant was located where present day McDonald’s restaurant and Irving’s gas station are. Back to History of Farmington's Agriculture"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington's First Grist Mill

"… the kinds of food the settlers ate, as well as allowed them to store the flour for later use. Back to History of Farmington's Agriculture"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Memorials 1900

"Also shows tools used to carve memorials.On back is written: T. Barney Thompson T.B. Thompson. Presque Isle Memorial 1900 Mostly Marble in those…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John Mooney, Presque Isle, ca. 1910

"On the back is written: "John Mooney #303 ca 1910." Mooney was a blacksmith in Presque Isle. The title written on the image is "On Their Way To The…"

Lincoln, Maine - Logging truck, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"The driver is Art Morgan and the helper by the back is Frank Sigue. The buildings in the background are at the location of the former Lake Mall area."

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

"… injured person, quickly bike to a hospital, bring back a doctor, and they person would quickly ride back."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 2 of 5

"… potato truck had full and empty barrels on the back of it. When the truck went by Edwena never got a barrel."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 1 of 3

"… or pouched bodices, with smooth firmly corseted back thrust hips ("S" bend style), and trained skirts with a flare around the hemline."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 8 of 13

"The truck was driven back to the potato field so that the empties could be dropped onto the picker's sections."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 1 of 3

"Back then, Frank (Skippy), who owned Carroll’s Auto Sales, sold used cars. Skippy bought the Chevy franchise from Etscovitz in 1961."

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

"… as long as the example just described, and sweep back over the hips with folds forming paniers that merged with back bustle drapery."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 3 of 4

"… at front and tight cartridge gathers at the back. The weight of the heavily lined, and very expansive skirt, is carried by an attached cotton…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - A Photo Essay of Hand Tools Found in the Swedish Colony

"There are a lot of tools that were used back in the early 1900s that we still use today. Thank you to the Stockholm Museum for letting me view the…"

Skowhegan Community History - Early Settlement in Skowhegan

"In the fall Joseph went back home. to get the rest of his familly. Isaac, Peter, and Eli stayed on the island and waited for him to get back."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Arts Study Club Program, Farmington, 1930-1931

"Pictured is the front and back cover of the 1930 program, which lists such topics as "Gothic Architecture in France" and "Gothic Architecture in…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Bus Service, Presque Isle, 1957

"… Bangor and Aroostook Railroad started cutting back on rail passenger service in Northern Maine. On November 25, 1957, four busses replaced two…"

Guilford, Maine - NARRATIVE

"Come back with us and share our history in these three segments that relate our story. Visit us here and someday visit us in person when time…"