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Lincoln, Maine - Pulp mill, Lincoln, 1915 - Page 1 of 2

"Pulp mill, Lincoln, 1915 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description The conveyor in the foreground was used to ship pulp wood…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1870 to 1915

"1870 to 1915 Watts Block, Thomaston, 1890Thomaston Historical Society Captain Watts constructed and presented the Watts Block, a brick…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Pioneer Club, Presque Isle, ca. 1915

"Pioneer Club, Presque Isle, ca. 1915 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society Description A group photo of the Pioneer Club in…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"

""Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans" Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans View Immigration and Americanization slideshow Text by…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Along the Waterfront

"Along the Waterfront X The Portland Press Herald and the Evening Express ran a regular column on what was going on on Portland's busy working…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection A Brief History of the Portland Press Herald Guy Gannett with Senator Frederick Hale, Portland…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"Aviation Biplane and pilots, Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1924Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Aviation and news about visiting aviators…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Icons & Influencers

"Icons & Influencers Charles Lindbergh, Scarborough, 1927Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Icons & Influencers: Celebrity Photographs…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920 Capt. Uyeda and Capt.Teraoka, Portland, 1920Maine Historical Society/MaineToday…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Wiscasset's Arctic Connection

"Wiscasset's Arctic Connection Schooner Bowdoin, backing off the pier, Wiscasset, 1926 View the Wiscasset's Arctic Connection Slide Show Text…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aerial Photography

"Aerial Photography Eye In The Sky Slideshow In 1921, Guy Gannett purchased two competing Portland newspapers, merging them under the Portland…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Sports

"Sports High School Sports View a High School Sports Slideshow Sports, as in newspapers around the globe, occupied a prominent role in the…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Man on the Street"

""Man on the Street" Street scene, Monument Square, Portland, ca. 1924Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media The Portland Evening Express…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention

"1925 National Governors' Association Convention View the National Governors' Convention Slideshow, 1925 On Monday June 29, 1925, over 20 of…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

"… National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs Power of Potential View the Maine Women's Business Convention Slideshow…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 2 of 2

"Crime & Disaster This was the fourth school fire in Portland in 1921 and was of unknown origin. It started in the library, which did not have a…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2

"Crime & Disaster Crime & Disaster A selection of photographs relating to crime & disaster in the Portland Press Herald Glass Plate Negative…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 3 of 3

"… Report to the Board of Trustees, dated March 27, 1915 by Head Engineer, E. Worthington, all work was done by August 17 and on August 18, the drain…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - SEE NOTES "Jaffery" a new novel. Publisher's promotion postcard.

"Locke published this in 1915. He was a prolific and popular novelist between 1900-1927. His novels have been made into twenty four movies, the most…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Hotels in Thomaston

"… in the rear, the source of a disastrous fire in 1915 that destroyed the hotel and two business blocks on the south side of Main Street."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Watts Block

"A fire in 1915 destroyed the building, but it was immediately rebuilt, and one of the three commercial spaces continues to serve as a Town Hall."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Tea Room

"It was owned by Alvah Barbour from 1910 to 1915, and Merton and Goldie Bickmore from 1915 to 1931. The house was later purchased by Clevie and Mary…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Bethany Baptist Church

"… locally known as the State Street Baptist in 1915. Then in 1951, the members that left State Street Baptist planned on having their own services in…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Biddeford's Movers & Shakers

"… "The Franco-Americans of the state of Maine" (1915) X Every town and city has their prominent citizens, their town fathers and mothers."