Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - Square shouldered cape and suit ensemble, ca. 1943 - Page 1 of 3

"… Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description This stylish suit and matching cape evoke 1940s Hollywood fashions."

Historic Clothing Collection - Lace and fringe trimmed walking dress, ca. 1865 - Page 1 of 4

"… Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description After the Civil War, American-manufactured silk fabrics, threads and trimmings, along…"

Historic Hallowell - Historic Hallowell Resources and Links

"The historic descriptions brought together at NewEnglandTowns.org are fully-interlinked transcriptions from John Hayward's New England Gazetteer…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ballard Hill School, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"… by Lincoln Historical Society Description In the summer of 1918, the citizens of Lincoln banded together and started the construction of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"… about their lives and exceptionally detailed descriptions of Annie and Mabelle's deaths and funerals, along with illustrations of their coffins…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations

"To find the volume and page on which the drawings appear, click on the image and read the description, which will give the volume and page number."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Joseph Mitchell and Mutual Store wagon, Bangor, 1865

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, drew an illustration of Joseph…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First balloon ascension, Bangor, 1857

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description On Thursday, Oct. 1, 1857, thousands gathered on the circus grounds Summer Street in Bangor to…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gravenstein apple, Bangor, 1866

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description Under his drawing of a Gravenstein apple and a tree that appear on page 64 of his "Scrap Book…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "A Little Daisy," Katahdin Iron Works, 1890

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904), who was working as an accountant at Katahdin Iron Works in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… illustrations, relying instead on the written description. He found quickly, however, that he needed the illustrations to convey his ideas."

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Old Orchard Beach Historical Society

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Passamaquoddy Hereditary Chief Francis Joseph Neptune

"… Joseph Neptune Essay by Donald Soctomah Description of Pagan and Chipman’s Meetings with Francis Joseph Neptune, 1796Maine Historical Society…"

Historic Hallowell - Carvers and Quarrymen

"… Summary-Evolution of the Site" provides this description: The work force of Maine's granite industry was multi-national, employing Italian…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Resources and Links

"… of the subscribers to the new map of Maine : with a brief history and description of the state. Portland, Maine : J. Chace, Jr., & Co., 1861."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"… Report listed 64 of the 65 students defective, a description that could signify anything from dirty fingernails to lice."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"1884Abbe Museum The most detailed descriptions of canoeing with Frank Loring and his son Mitchell come from the letters of Caroline Briggs, a…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"The largest ship launched at the City Wharf Shipyard in the 1850's was in excess of 1,000 tons. picture description by: Sam Webber"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village

"A detailed description of these bridges is available as a separate exhibit. About a mile from the West Village on Route 27, on the way to New…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"The description in his article, published in the 1896 Report of the U. S. Commission of Fisheries, anticipates what was printed yet almost one…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"These letters give detailed description of activities, places, and people in the Civil War. For example, in his letter of May 23 ,1862, he reports…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"… U.S.A., and their achievements: historical, descriptive, and biographical. Lewiston, Me.: H.F. Roy, 1915."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… mills and factories producing products of every description: lumber, paper, flour, leather, shoes, toothpicks, bowling pins, clothespins, shingles…"