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Howard House, Bangor, 1869

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Gradually, over the period known as the Great Depression, families that received some sort of city/state relief grew from 200 in 1929 to a height of…"

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Class in front of Blue Hill Academy, Blue Hill, 1893

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… half of the twentieth century brought a slight depression. Travel was difficult for students without vehicles."

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Main Street, Walnut Hill, North Yarmouth, 1910

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… the Embargo Act created severe hardship and depression in the United States. Farmers, traders and manufacturers saw their overseas markets…"

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Moving in, Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor, 1976

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Cottage baby with student nurse, Farmington, ca. 1947

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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