Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Primary school on School Street, Lincoln, ca. 1905

"… Description This school was built in the early 1900s and replaced the earlier school building next to the Congregational Church."

Lincoln, Maine - High Street Bridge, Lincoln, ca. 1903

"… This is the High Street Bridge built in the early 1900s. Note the stone piers. This was built after the wooden bridge washed out by a Spring flood…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry on Bombahook

"… is shaped like India, and, for that reason, early English settlers named it after the city of Bombay India, and the hook in the Kennebec River just…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Life membership certificate, Farmington Public Library Association, 1917

"… Public Library Description In the early years of the Library, patrons "bought" memberships which allowed them to borrow books from the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ladies Blush apple, Bangor, 1889

"… he wrote in 1885-1889. He wrote that the Belles Early was their favorite apple, then added, "Our next favorite tree was the Ladies blush a small…"

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 - 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 Hallowell - Important Buildings and Institutions

"… still see the handsome, spacious houses of the early settlers of old Hallowell, with their ever hospitable doors still open to the guest."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 1 of 2

"1890Hubbard Free Library In the early and middle 1800s. there were many shipbuilding spots on the shore of Kennebec River in Hallowell."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 7 of 13

"Early potato-barrel truck bodies had a unique style with a box over the wheels to give clearance and with stakes around the outside that allowed a…"

Guilford, Maine - WELCOME

"Learn about our people, from the early settlers, farmers, and land holders, through merchants and businessmen, to the soldiers and heroes who lived…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes, Brewer, ca. 1838

"Raynes went to California in early 1850 during the Gold Rush fever. He lived in the Yreka, California, area the rest of his life."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ada Martin, Bangor, 1865

"… of a 150 pictures before she could read a word as early as from 3 to 4 years old she made books her friend & has never yet departed from them.' In…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fish weir, Ball Hill Cove, Hampden, ca. 1832

"… the spring the year of 1832 or 1833 being early and described and drew this illustration of the fish weir that residents constructed on the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First electric railroad car in Bangor, 1889

"… near Brownville when the trolley began operating early in the year, and wrote, "when I was in Bangor July the 4th I had the pleasure of seeing the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Lunt House, Cumberland at Center streets, Bangor, ca. 1852

"… Center streets in Bangor as it appeared in the early 1850s when his brother-in-law Luther Cary bought it."

Historic Clothing Collection - Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses

"… nature of the more sophisticated examples were an early step towards more casual fashions. The last four in the list are surviving home dresses…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"Jones who owned an airplane hanger in Old Orchard Beach. I remember my mother telling me about the early days of aviation when it was quite common…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4

"Jacob B. Pike, photo X In the early Fifties, visitors could buy a postcard with a view looking over to downtown Lubec from the island of…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Maps

"… of certain historical categories, such as early settlement sites or locations of school districts, but also to provide a geographic context of how…"

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

"… well. The sentence continued, "and a dwarf belles early were the admiration of all visitors." Along the right side he wrote, "I trimmed this tree…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 1 of 3

"(on view March 16–Dec 31, 2022) View Online Exhibit & Virtual Tour About the Collection The Maine Historical Society’s historic clothing, costume…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… viewing the sap lines of Mosher Hill in the early springtime or the tall stalks of corn on the Sandy River Flats, modern-day Farmington is still…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"Many early rusticators came to Blue Hill to get away from the hustle and bustle of a fast paced city lifestyle."