Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"… just prior to the availability of the ambrotype process, which indicates that this picture is probably copied from an earlier daguerreotype."

Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection

"In the process, he acquired ancestral daguerreotypes and ambrotypes that formed the basis for his collection of early images."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"The men showed the animals, while the women showed off their handiwork. The Court House was used for the ladies reception and exhibition of foods…"

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

"Community members raised their own farm animals. Farm animals were needed to do the heavy work such as plowing and also as transport of people from…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"… Acre” • “Cut a Cord” • “Raise More Wheat and More Animals” Unfortunately, the winter of 1917-18 was a difficult one which wiped out a large portion…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… of 1817, food was scarce for both people and animals. The following winter of 1817 was bitter cold, testing even the most hearty of folks."

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

"… around the island was by foot, carriage, or animal so it was convenient to have these supplies nearby."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 3 of 4

"There are also an aquarium, mounted birds and animals, and interactive exhibits. Today the Scarborough Marsh is a classroom for school children, a…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… with beaver, otter, sable, and various species of animals yielding furs which afforded liberal encouragement…” to the aboriginal population."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Barnyard gate design, Bangor, 1867

"All animals should have air but this style of fence might be used with the best advantage on the north and up of the west side of the yard then…"

Historic Hallowell - Nature's Bounty - Raw Material, Close at Hand

"… too a lot of people power and a lot of animal power. The 2 1/2 mile route along Outer Winthrop Street contained wetland and a steep grade."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… children worked hard, helping to feed the animals, bale the hay and weed the gardens, they were well-educated."

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"… farms were like having a farm with all kinds of animals on it. Lincoln’s fox farms were all owned by the Gordons."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… images of landscapes, plants and animals), low-quality televisions, radios, and projectors."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"Spring gives birth to the many wild animals that frequent the hills, valleys, and woods that make up Lincoln’s 76.8 square miles: black bear…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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