Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"Church Block Text by Colbie Holloway, Shelby Martel, Samantha Sprauge, and Caitlyn Ware 7th grade students at Bath Middle School With images from…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"94 Front Street By Kyle Hietala The Building Front Street, in Bath, Maine has been one of the most densely packed business areas throughout the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"Welcome What do you get when you combine Bath history, curiosity, and technology with 60 seventh graders and their teachers from Bath Middle School…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"Davenport Memorial and City Hall Text by Rebecca Black, Christie Duffy, Courtney McKinney, and Brook Mitchell 7th grade students at Bath Middle…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Beniah Harding

"… family history, his experiences during the Great Depression, and his enrollment in the Navy. Transcription of Clip 1: This is Aaron Maxwell at Ben…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economy on Mt. Desert Island

"The Depression went, for the most part, had very little affect on the local population. Small family run businesses and other self-employed families…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Draining the quarry

"… of work at Baird's Quarry, which closed in the Depression era. While the quarry was in operation, the pond was kept drained so that the workers…"

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"Tropical depression Edna dies out off the coast of Greenland. The hurricane lasted a total of 13 days."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson

"… you live in Tenants Harbor throughout the whole depression? No- this is why I can give you two different impressions of the depression- and they…"

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

"… Island from the 1890s to the late 1920s when the depression took hold. At first there were small quarries along the ridges especially in Minturn…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"The general world Depression and a country business Depression lasted for nine years, coupled with the major flooding of the rivers in 1936, left the…"

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

"… Historical Society Fashions from the Great Depression years range from attractive basic day, to evening wear inspired by the cinema."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 1 of 4

"1930Maine Historical Society The Great Depression changed the mood of the times, and of fashion and fabrics."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Bar Harbor: Building of Arts

"As the Depression left its mark on the summer residents the Building of Art fell into disuse. In January 1943 the building was sold to E.D and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Twentieth-Century Community Life

"In 1932 the Criterion Theatre, with more than 700 seats, opened in Bar Harbor. Depression, War, and Fire"

Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"… from steam-powered freighters during the Great Depression. In 1941, the "Zebedee E. Cliff" and the "Maude M."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - About Us

"… exhibits: one on oral histories of the Great Depression, and one on the Civil War. The Thomaston Historical Society, a volunteer organization…"

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

"All the plants managed to scrape by during the Depression, and when war broke out in 1941 they were all very busy with production of war goods."

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"Just months before the start of the Great Depression, a group of actors, directors and producers from New York City pulled together a repertory…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"… partial stoppage of the mills, and the general depression in business, hundreds of persons were thrown out of employment, large numbers of whom…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel

"The Ocean View hotel was open throughout the 1920s but it was shut down during the Depression, along with many of the island's industries."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… bridgeMexico Historical Society After the Depression things began to look up. Then the Big Flood in 1936 came along and wiped out the Ridlonville…"

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

"The Great Depression, coupled with the loss of Atlas Plywood (the town’s major wood products industry) in 1935, signaled the end of “industrial”…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - New Sweden Athletic Club

"… do things like that because that was during the Depression and there were not many jobs or recreational things."