Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"These stools and tables were often made out of pine or oak boards by the students' parents. By 1880, children sat in individual desks that were…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Eureka Hall, Stockholm

"… were: It was a general store, barber shop, pool table, a jail cell that was really just a holding cell, bowling alley, a movie theater, and a ice…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tilson's Hat

"… plans.” That night it was quiet at the dinner table. Both parents were surprised that their son was going into the war."

Bridgton Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"… clean ice, you know, without snow..” Ice Table frozen in place.Hubbard Free Library “It was a tough time then."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… Samuel Boardman and the men from his mill set up tables in the sheds by the railroad and served beanhole beans."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… the children and household chores when they went home. The work was dangerous and many children lost fingers on the cutting tables." Civil War"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond ~ A Family Affair

"Ice Table frozen in place.Hubbard Free Library Cutting ice on Cascade Pond.Hubbard Free Library Cleaning snow from ice.Hubbard Free…"

Lincoln, Maine - Workman's Hospital

"… needed surgery had to get it done on the kitchen table at their own home. In 1934, the hospital was moved to Dr."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… a recreation hall with a bowling alley, pool tables and a snack bar. The first dry cleaner in town was owned by Mr. Zeltin."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… doctors that preformed surgeries on the kitchen table. The small Stratton Hospital continued to care for patients until 1938, because of Margaret…"

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

"… few years MDIHS students ate lunch at cafeteria tables according to what town they were from and associated with one another by town groups."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… in Aroostook County focused on the potato with table stock, seed and starch potatoes as the three most important market outlets."

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"In the photo are flakes on work tables, and in back the racks used to wheel them from the oven room, as in Smillie’s time."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"The forest provided game for the table. As land was cleared, wheat and corn were planted later to be turned into flour, food crops were planted, as…"

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

"Card tables were set up and large groups of people would show up to join in the games. The Chase Hall in town also served as a place for people to…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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