Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Child Labor

"Most other countries have laws against child labor too, but they are not always mandatory, and child labor is still a big issue everywhere."

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

"However U.S. and Canadian locals labor, toil, and intermarry; family names centuries old mingle through intermarriage across the border."

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"Over 700 laborers were involved in the construction. Many were Italian immigrants lured from working on the railroad in Machias by the promise of…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… to difficulties which no other part of the State labors under; on the one hand harassed by the British and commanded to bear a part in the…"

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 1 of 2

"Twelve Lubec school children drowned that day, June 19, 1936. A summer day, after school ended for the year, created for picnics and the usually…"

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 2 of 2

"… Tragedy The fifth graders observations “One day in 1936 school children went to spend the end of the year by going on a boat at Gardner’s Lake."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"“On this eventful day commemorating the naming of Lubec, the city of the same name across the sea sends hearty congratulations."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… Pike's personal diary for July 4 says that the day "came in calm and fine, later warm," clearly excellent weather for the ceremony."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"In early days a vessel beset fired a cannon, thus requesting the West Quoddy keeper for similar acknowledgment. Soon a bell replaced the cannon."

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"… Lubec, 1911 Lubec Historical Society Two days of bunting-clad celebration, on Monday and Tuesday, July 3 and 4, culminated with the pageantry of a…"

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

"… was added, and the mixture was tended for several days, according to Hall. A “spudger” was used to “break up” the herring and salt on the top, and…"

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

"… of many of them outdoors on the wharf on a rainy day is helpful to give idea of how many carts were needed. McCurdy's Pumphouse Jacob B."

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"… J: What was your job? What did you do during the day? S: Well, we had these tables where we worked. There was a carrier, we called it, and the…"

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"… “as one of the finest side-wheel steamers of her day, well over 250 feet long with 37 feet of beam. A white oak hulled ship; it displaced more than…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry

"… sites around the island, providing work for many laborers and the businesses that supported them. The largest and most well known of the Swan's…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"Swan sought out laborers (preferably Protestant families) to cultivate the land and work his mills. Coasting vessels transported the island’s lumber…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"Apart from the fishing industry, many laborers were attracted to Swan’s Island’s quarries. The largest of these, the Baird's Quarry in Minturn…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"Most of the physical labor was completed between 1904 and 1905. A few years later, the town took over the administration of the Water Company."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Schools

"… old were reported working for thirteen hours a day in the factories. Click on this link for more information about child labor. Child Labor"

Maine Aviation Historical Society & Maine Air Museum

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Friendship Museum

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 1 of 3

"… an idea of the pay scale of those days, each laborer was to be paid $1.75 per day for a nine-hour day; a double team of horses and driver was to be…"

Belfast Historical Society

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Holiday Events

"One such celebration was Memorial Day. Old and young would gather near the Veterans Memorial. There would be a parade, speeches and music."