Maine Memory Network

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… and '50s, when islanders had recovered from the Depression and were anxious to purchase new merchandise and fresh foods without traveling to the…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… the hotel was reduced in size following the 1929 Depression and finally razed in 1950, most of the houses that were built by the visitors to the…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Colby College Special Collections

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… was not insulated from the effects of the Great Depression. Presque Isle Army Airfield, ca. 1942 X Army Airfield Headquarters, Presque…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

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

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… Library Following a period of decline during the Depression, World War II revitalized the industry with factories on both the east and west coasts…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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