Maine Memory Network

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"From 1900-1920 was boom time for this community. By 1920 Stockholm’s population had soared to 1,038, surpassing New Sweden’s population of 963."

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"Seventeen years later, in 1920, Marston and Brooks Company, who produced shoes, moved in. Between 1903 and 1920, the O’Brien Electrophone Company…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a Community Institution

"Prince on September 5, 1920, and of his wife, Annie Lincoln Prince, on October 10, 1920, resulted in a bequest of $35,000 for the construction of a…"

Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"In March 1920, Queen’s Hospital was officially incorporated. Rising numbers of patients led Bishop Walsh to arrange the purchase of a large building…"

Historic Hallowell - City Marshals

"He was a Hallowell City Marshall from 1920 to 1945. This picture was taken on his sixtieth birthday in 1931."

Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"… Centennial of Statehood gathering on August 1, 1920. It was named in honor of Maine's first governor of Maine, William King."

Historic Hallowell - Maine Industrial School for Girls

"--History - Stevens School, 1875 - 1920, Compiled by Jeanne P. Blaisdell Some of the activities for the girls focused on developing existing talents…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 3 of 3

"… tensions and nativist hatreds rose through the 1920's, and in 1924 the Ku Klux Klan claimed 50,000 members in Maine."

Lincoln, Maine - Ballard Hill School, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"… the school was finally finished in the fall of 1920, Mrs. Ella P. Burr led her students from the Primary School up to the newly finished school for…"

Maine State Archives

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Stores

"The 1920 census stated that 566 people were living on Swan’s Island. It was said that each of the three villages had two stores at one time or…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Andrew Smith Store

"… of his home, and was in operation at least from 1920-1941 (his marriage license in 1923 lists him as a merchant)."

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1900-1930

"A circa 1920 black silk velvet kimono-style evening coat is an example of the new unstructured fashions—different from western, fitted, tailored…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"With purchase of additional land in 1920, the original golf course evolved into a reasonably challenging nine-hole layout."

Historic Hallowell - Cotton Mill & Johnson Shoe Citations

"“Report on Manufacturing Plants at Hallowell..” (1920): (Mar. 23, 2011) Johnson Shoe Factory, Hallowell, 1900. n.d. n.d."

Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"The Torrent retired later between 1900-1920. The Tiger was built in 1835 and commissioned two years later in 1837."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"… “An Historical Geography of Bath, Maine: 1600-1920.” Dissertation, submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a doctoral degree at…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950

"… wooden four-masted barkentine was built in 1919/1920 by Dunn and Elliot as a coal carrier. In 1928 when coal was eliminated as a cargo item, the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - JP Cilley Ledger From Post

"§ Died on April 6th, 1920 in California. Sources MMN Annotated Bibliography Julia Sell And Austin Hartwell Anderson, Eve."

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"1900-1920: Kneisel Hall: Kneisel Hall was established in 1902 by conductor Franz Kneisel. Kneisel worked for the Boston Symphony Orchestra as a…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"The population was 715 in 1910, 1038 in 1920, and 1300 around 1925. Stockholm was a tri–cultural town with languages and customs of three countries…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… Company became Guilford Manufacturing Co., and in 1920 was purchased by Lloyd Cartwright, doing business as the Minto Toothpick and Specialty…"

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

"Around 1920, he came out with a smaller gas powered log hauler. Lombard Loghauler, Lincoln, 1910Lincoln Historical Society The following was…"

Skyline Farm

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