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Ferry leaving Frye Island, ca. 1970

Frye Island Historical Society

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Building of Arts, Bar Harbor, ca. 1930

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Bar Harbor: Building of Arts

"1930 Building of Arts, Bar HarborJesup Memorial Library The September 13, 1905 edition of the Bar Harbor Record made the announcement: “A New…"

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Granite Quarry Crew at Work, Mount Desert Island, ca. 1890

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Granite and Ice Industries

"Most notable were the Congressional Library, the Brooklyn Bridge and the Philadelphia Mint, the largest contract that Hall Quarry ever had."

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Higgins Saw Mill, Somesville, 1890

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Years on Mt. Desert Island

"… located in Somesville.Southwest Harbor Public Library In the 1790 census of the town of Mount Desert which included the outer islands, there were…"

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Police, City Marshal and Officers, Hallowell, 1888

Historic Hallowell - City Marshals

"Gray, City Marshall, Hallowell, 1931Hubbard Free Library This is a photo of Luther Gray, who was born in 1871 and died in 1949."

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Warren Street School, Hallowell, ca. 1890

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Schools

"High School, Hallowell, ca. 1900Hubbard Free Library Young factory workers (like people who worked at the local Hallowell cotton mills and shoe…"

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Ice Storm, Academy and Middle streets, Hallowell, 1998

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ice Storm of 1998

"… and Middle Streets, Hallowell.Hubbard Free Library You are in a peaceful sleep. All of a sudden, you hear a loud, cracking noise, a tree limb has…"

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Industrial School for Girls, Winthrop Hill, Hallowell, ca. 1919

Historic Hallowell - Maine Industrial School for Girls

"1919Hubbard Free Library The purpose of the school was thusly defined: "STATEMENT - The Maine Industrial School for Girls is designed as a refuge…"

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Sandpaper Mill, Vaughan Stream, Hallowell, ca. 1910

Historic Hallowell - The Boston Flint Company

"sandpaper mill, Hallowell, ca. 1910Hubbard Free Library Flint was a rock made of micro crystalline quartz."

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Maternity, Hallowell Granite Works, ca. 1895

Historic Hallowell - Historic Hallowell Resources and Links

"… be found in the collections of the Hubbard Free Library 115 Second Street Hallowell, ME 04347 Phone: (207) 622-6582 hfl@msln.net Hours - Mon & Wed…"

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Ice Storm, Dr. Hubbard Office Museum, Hallowell, 1998

Historic Hallowell - Day 5

"… Office Museum, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library Red Cross's involvement in the Ice Storm What part did the American Red Cross play in the ice…"

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Wire Mill, Hallowell, ca. 1880

Historic Hallowell - Kennebec Wire Company

"1880Hubbard Free Library Out of the many industries along the Bombahook and Vaughan Stream, the Kennebec Wire Company was an important one in…"

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Holiday Gathering, Beemans Corner, Hallowell, ca. 1899

Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Lasting Legacies

"… Hallowell celebrates proudly!Hubbard Free Library Hallowell Celebrates It 250th Anniversary! The City began the celebration of the 250th…"

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Police Revolver, Hallowell Police Department, Hallowell, 1890,

Historic Hallowell - Prisons and Firearms

"… Police Department, Hallowell, 1890,Hubbard Free Library Before any of the police in Hallowell had any firearms of any kind to defend their…"

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Cascade Hand Tub, Vaughan Homestead, Hallowell, ca. 1935

Historic Hallowell - Cascade Hand Tub

"1935Hubbard Free Library The Cascade Hand Tub, built by Samuel Merrick of Merrick & Co. in Philadelphia in 1819, may well be the oldest fire engine…"

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Harvesting grain, Skowhegan, ca. 1920

Skowhegan Community History - About the Project

"… iPods that are available at the local Skowhegan Library. Please visit their exhibits on the right or below, and stay tuned to see what these…"

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Bangor from the east bank of the Penobscot River, ca. 1905

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War Resources

"Fogler Library, University of Maine, Orono, Maine. Box 1, folder 31. Hadley, J. V. Seven Months A Prisoner. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1898."

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Painting of Camden Harbor, 1933

Camden-Rockport Historical Society

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Burnham and Morrill Company Trademark for Scarboro Beach Clams, 1891

Maine State Archives

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Yellow birch logs, Atlas Plywood Co., Greenville, ca. 1955

Moosehead Historical Society

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Connie Duran, the acrobat, Cousins Island, ca. 1920

Yarmouth Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 2 of 3

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 2 of 3

"… Cheryl McLeery, the Director of the Strong Public Library; Jami Badershall, Strong Elementary School's librarian, and Steve Pinkham, author of…"

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View of Atlantic, Swan's Island, 1916

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Seaside Hall

"… constructed, Seaside Hall served as Atlantic's library. It was consistently used as a community center, hosting events such as church sales and…"

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Whitefield Historical Society

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