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Franco-American Collection

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Lewiston Journal article on Katahdin Iron Works

"Lewiston Journal article on Katahdin Iron Works   Article on KIW This undated article from the Lewiston Journal was among John Martin's effects."

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Architecture & Landscape database - Elmer I. Thomas

"Elmer Thomas graduated from Lewiston High School in 1882 and attended Wesleyan University for two years."

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Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"Wilkinson was born in Cornish in 1871, grew up in Lewiston, and graduated from Lewiston High School."

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Historic Hallowell - The Blizzard - Works Cited

"Lewiston, ME: 1952 “The Blizzard Of 1952 As Folks Saw It In Lewiston And Auburn; This Pictorial Record Shows Problems Posed By Heavy Snow.” Lewiston…"

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

"The Lewiston train should have been there a long time before both of the other trains except there was a delay with their flatbeds staying on the…"

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Historic Hallowell - Industry on the Bombahook Citations

"Leading Business Men Of Lewiston, Augusta Vicinity. Boston: Mercantile, 1889 Nason, Emma H and Sam Webber. Old Hallowell on the Kennebec."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 1: 1885-1899, Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel

"… Ellsworth, Bangor area; butchering, work for Rufus Prince, Mabelle Martin's death   Lewiston Journal article on Katahdin Iron Works X"

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Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century

"1895Maine Historical Society Lewiston's Mary King Scrimgeour's small, but outstanding, group of late-1890s to early 1900s fashionable garments segue…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Gateway Motors

""Buck Motors." History of the Town of Lincoln. Lewiston: Dingley. 21-22. Print. "Main Street Throughout the Years." The Pictorial History of Lincoln…"

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Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"Lewiston, Maine: Dingley, Incorporation. Kimball, Marion Reed. “Chronicle Man Enroute.” The Mattanawcook Observer Vol. 1. No. 5. April 1983, pp. 190."

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Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"12 July 1979. Print. Fellows, Dana W. "Railroads and Stations." History of the Town of Lincoln. Lewiston: Dingley, 1928. 259-63. Print."

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Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"Lewiston: Dingley Press, 1929. 410-12. Print. Goodwin, Beckie. "Jacob Stinchfield." Personal interview. 5 Apr. 2010. Goodwin, Kathryn B."

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 1 of 3

"… city department stores, including Peck's in Lewiston, Libby's in Portland, and in small town dry-goods stores."

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Lincoln, Maine - World War I

"History of the Town of Lincoln. Lewiston: Dingley, Inc. 1822-1928. Print. "World War I." World War I. Web. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I>."

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Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"Fellows, Dana W. History of the Town of Lincoln. Lewiston, Maine: Dingley. Inc. Print. Goodwin, Kathryn B."

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Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"Fellows, Dana W. History of the Town of Lincoln. Lewiston: Dingley, 1822. Print. Barrett, Marilyn; Murphy, Marylyn; Wallace, Mary. All Together Now."

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Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"Lewiston, Maine: Dingley, 1929. 369. Print. Goodwin, Beckie. Their Eyes Hath Seen the Glory. Lincoln Center, Me.: B. Goodwin, 1992. Print."

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 1 of 3

"In 1930, the Androscoggin Mill in Lewiston was equipped with new looms to handle rayon, and became one of the country’s largest rayon fabric…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 2 of 2

"… the twentieth century couture caliber gowns from Lewiston; a 1930s ‘Delphic’ gown and others by Jessie Franklin Turner; and a 1970s Geoffrey Beene…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 1 of 3

"Bates Mill in Lewiston produced vast quantities of textiles for war purposes, from uniform fabric and hospital bedding, to parachutes and life rafts."

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Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"… Attend Annual Chapman Picnic." The Sun Journal (Lewiston) 12 Sept. 1924: 34. Web…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"A call was placed to Lewiston Fire Company for aid, and by 7:10 p.m., a train loaded with firemen and equipment departed for Rumford."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"The cheese making business generated a need for more milk, because 10 pounds of milk produced one pound of cheese."