Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"It was sold to E.D Holt in the early 1940s for $305.24 and then in 1947 it was sold yet again, to Consuello Sides."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… Gillman High School Boys Basketball Team ca early 1930'sMount Desert Island Historical Society Basketball Takes Hold and Rivalries Grow Well into…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"Much of the tourist infrastructure was not yet in place; visitors still boarded in private homes and arrived by water."

Lubec, Maine - A Signature Quilt

"Tannic acid in early inks caused deterioration in cellulose fibers. However the ink remains subject to fading."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"In the early days, doctors had to be fetched from the mainland by boat to attend the sick. Southern islanders rowed to Lincolnville, borrowed a team…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… was divided into seven districts; most of these early schools no longer exist. District Number One was situated on nearby Seven Hundred Acre Island."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… its destiny – from trade and fishing in the early years, through the prosperous era of herring processing, and into the present with efforts to…"

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

"These photographs were taken with an early black-and-white instant Polaroid camera. Piers under construction for bridge, Lubec, 1961 Lubec…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"Bath was home to many theaters that came and went as the city and its residents changed. These included the Music Hall, Uptown Theater, Columbia…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Early Settlement While members of the Abenaki lived seasonally in the area of Bath, no permanent Native American villages occupied the site."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… owned the building from its construction in the early 1850s until 1882, as noted in several tax records."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… drugstore could be found in the late 1800s and early 1900s. For Bath, this was the Swett Drugs business among many other drugstores."

Historic Clothing Collection - Men's Wear

"… includes, a number of vests, an assortment of early 1800-1900 frock and cutaway coats, and importantly, a group of high quality mid-twentieth…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"… from Bath Independent 1919 copy noted that the early businesses included a barber shop and The Lincoln National Bank."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 2 of 4

"Early examples include a blueish purple 1860s highly trimmed walking dress with a short basque (a fitted jacket-like bodice) and flat fronted skirt…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"1885Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Early settlers used clams for bait, selling their excess to vessels in the Grand Banks fleet and other…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"… had begun to appear in Scarborough in the early 1900s, but road conditions were so poor that use was essentially seasonal."

Historic Clothing Collection - Fashions Far & Away

"These items are part of a well documented early 20th century group of garments brought to Maine by Toy Len Goon."

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1800-1830

"… silk twill coat with a flat fold over closure and early full headed sleeves set very high at the back; a Longfellow family spencer or short jacket…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Arcy Cary Bradford's gigot sleeve wedding dress, ca. 1829 - Page 1 of 2

"This particular dress represents the trend in its early years, before the sleeve size reached its peak."

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1900-1930

"1925Maine Historical Society The collection's early twentieth century outerwear and coats also include a 1907-1910 long straight edge-to-edge…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 2 of 2

"Early gigots are seen on the plain beige silk wedding dress worn by Arcy Cary on September 3, 1829, and on a whitework trimmed cotton dress ca. 1828."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 2 of 3

"… the MHS collection includes a group of early 1900s gowns in very good condition, among them Sarah E."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 1 of 3

"1901Maine Historical Society Of early 1900s contrasting fashions, one was defined by soft pastel colored, lacy, bloused or pouched bodices, with…"