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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Cutler Memorial Library, Farmington, 1903

"… downspouting, and roof finials that are still the bright copper as when they were installed. View additional information about this item on the…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 2 of 3

"Eighteenth Century Bright pink petticoat, ca. 1780Maine Historical Society A quilted petticoat of bright pink calamanco (polished wool) with…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Edward O'Brien moves to Thomaston - 1850s

"… the world, distinguished by a broad unpainted “bright line, some six planks just below the deck beading kept unpainted and clear varnished.”…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 3 of 4

"… shoulder cape; a tubular black rayon crepe with a bright pink belt, pink decorative bodice motif and skirt feature at one side; a square shouldered…"

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

"… two bodices, one for day and one for evening; a bright blue, possibly ‘electric’ blue, taffeta with a combination of knife pleats, side and back…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"The Bar Harbor Horse Show Clear skies, a bright sun, and a mild sea breeze made the second day of the Horse Show at Bar Harbor a brilliant picture."

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"… and who asks for more to prophesy her future as bright and glorious? She is bound to be heard from and to have no small place."

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Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"A new blue called "electric" blue, may be the bright blue seen in Phebe Cole Townsend's crinoline dress."

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Architecture & Landscape database - Elmer I. Thomas

"… he had been successful, and he had before him a bright future. He designed several large public buildings in the state and was building a business…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"… each slender strip of ash wood into the hot, bright brew, women draped the long strands over lines to dry in the island breeze, creating colorful…"

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Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 2 of 4

"… Smokehouse with the row of “windows” painted the bright red that John McCurdy favored. On the roof peak there was a fixed ventilator."

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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"Schmidt, Gary, Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, 2006, Random House, New York. Shipler, David K., A Country of Strangers: Blacks and Whites in…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"Being mainly self-taught he was an exceptionally bright individual and this was reflected in his work."

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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"The Catholic Church with its bright symbols and colorful rituals held the attention of the native people and they came to love the faithful Father…"

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Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"But work remained. A bright new brick building was erected to house permanently U.S. Customs and the U.S. Postal Service under a single roof."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… and grounds dating back to the early years of our town – all shining brightly and proudly because of the care the town takes of its heritage."

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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