Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 2

"… were over one hundred Central Maine Power line crews and many other tree crews and other cleaning crews about trying to restore the damage and…"

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

"… Granite and Ice Industries Granite Quarry Crew at Work, Mount Desert Island, ca. 1890 Men at work in Hall Quarry."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… to get a line onto the ship and safely rescue the crew. There was one fatality earlier when the ship was struck by a large wave and Captain…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Comparisons

"… people were told to stay indoors and line crews had to clean up the mess. Written By Nate Stahlnecker Disaster Comparer This ice storm is…"

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"We had over 200 electrical crews come to help, and 11,000 Canadian troops came to help. We had faulty transmission lines so when we fixed power in…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13

"By the 1890’s large crews were needed to harvest potatoes. Pictured on the left are several men using a hand digger to dig potatoes from the rows."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"The Chief Engineer, Joseph W. Taney, and his crew surveyed the route and began construction. The company ran short of funds and the building ceased."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"… the ships built on the Maine coast were owned and crewed by locals. Fishing villages up and down the coast sent men and boats offshore."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"… designed with fewer sails that required smaller crews and built with larger and deeper hulls, greatly affected their desirability for successful…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"Word of mouth from artists and ship crews began to draw visitors each summer in order to get a glimpse of the magical place."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… of Maine Guilford Woolen Mill Finishing Room Crew, ca, 1890Guilford Historical Society In 1824, the first dam across the Piscataquis River in…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… “numerous and extensive” washouts, Lincoln town crews refused to quit, tracks were repaired within two days, and direct traffic was restored."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"He worked as a water boy for the construction crew of the European and North American Railroad. Upon the death of his father, Arthur headed west to…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"The Caribous they came in crews, to watch him stand the test. Then Houlton sent for Jackson, and the Grattan Stallion came."