Maine Memory Network

Robert A. Frost Memorial Library

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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library, 1924

"Lincoln Memorial Library, 1924 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description The Lincoln Memorial Library was built in 1924, at…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library, tables & fireplace, 1924

"Lincoln Memorial Library, tables & fireplace, 1924 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description The Lincoln Memorial Library…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924 In the summer and fall of 1849, due to severe changes of weather, the inmates suffered much sickness and mortality from…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Carolyn Stone, Farmington State Normal School, 1928

"… became the Dean of Women at the Normal School in 1924. She continued to teach physical education classes while serving as dean."

Longfellow Garden Club

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Historic Hallowell - Prisons and Firearms

"On September 15, 1924, a fire started in the broom shop, spreading to the jail. The total amount of loss from the fire was $500,000."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4

"Prouts Neck, ME: Prouts Neck Association, 1924. Jones, Herbert G. The King's Highway from Portland to Kittery. Portland, ME: Longfellow Press, 1953."

City of Portland Planning & Urban Development

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

"The 1924 National Origins Act, which restricted European immigration and prohibited Asian immigration, was the result of several decades of debate…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 2 of 3

"Shortened by 1924, skirts were shortest about 1926-27, and lengthened again by 1929. The new leg-exposing skirt length was a true revolution."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Further Reading

"… Press of the University of Pennsylvania, 1924. Allen, Charles Edwin. History of Dresden, Maine: Formerly a Part of the Old Town of Pownalborough…"

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

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

Historic Hallowell - Child Labor

"In 1924 Congress presented an amendment to the constitution to stop child labor, but some states did not agree."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of East New Portland

"… Cement Bridge was opened to the public June 27, 1924. Carrabassett Bridge: Carrabassett River Bridge East New PortlandNew Portland Historical…"

Seal Cove Auto Museum

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

"In 1924 a fine concrete bridge was finally built over the Madawaska Stream in Stockholm to replace the wooden one washed out in the flood of 1923."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Carolyn Stone

"In 1924, Miss Stone was named the first Dean of Women for the school. She retired from the position of school nurse in 1928, when a professional…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"… the building then became the Liberty Garage in 1924 because automobiles were becoming more popular and they needed more places to park downtown."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3

"The class of 1924 graduated five women, although the very first graduate from the program—Loretta Kilfoil (Colton) received her diploma in 1923."

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"… Chestnut Street Methodist Church Community House (1924), both in Portland. He excelled in using the style to create imposing brick and stone…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old House (circa 1820-2013)

"Savage (1861-1924), was built and opened for the 1901 season. During this third move, the Old House was moved North a good distance across present…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Maps

"… Map, circa 1860 Farmington Topographical Map, 1924 Abbott Park Original Design Map "Paths" in Google Earth: Yet another feature of Google Earth is…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… store at 168 Front Street, was there from 1912 to 1924. Sometimes people came into Bath just to visit and explore the wonderful and diverse…"