Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 2 of 4

"The label reads "The Betty Barclay Frocks Collection," which was used by manufacturer Jonathan Logan."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 4 of 4

"manufacturers contracted and made arrangements with French designers, including Dior, to legally bring their designs to the average American woman."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"… of the first hundred years of the Pepperell Manufacturing Company, incorporated February 16, 1844."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"The Square Bag Department manufactured a bag having a double fold on each side giving the bag, when filled, a more square shape."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"It equipped the company with its first major manufacturing operation in the northeast, and provided its first coated paper manufacturing capability."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Maine Railroads

"… in Stockholm relied on the train to transport manufactured goods out to market. New Sweden AVR Station, ca."

Historic Hallowell - Cotton Mill & Johnson Shoe Citations

"pag Humphrey, C. S.. “Report on Manufacturing Plants at Hallowell..” (1920): (Mar. 23, 2011) Johnson Shoe Factory, Hallowell, 1900. n.d. n.d."

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"… was the location of many important Hallowell manufacturing operations. The Milliken sawmill is on the left."

Historic Hallowell - Henry Pope Clearwater Ph.D.~ Patient Medicine Mass Marketer

"… product for the relief of heart trouble which he manufactured under the name of The Heart Cure Company. All Humbug, Dr."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"Manufacturing in Biddeford and other cities which had access to raw materials advertised in the local newspapers for workers."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 2 of 2

"… repurposed into modern residences and boutique manufacturing and business space. A growing community of artists and entrepreneurs are breathing new…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"… "Romance of Pepperell" (1921) X The textile manufacture industry, however, was the largest employer and the heart of the local economy."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"… and allow Chisholm to pursue his construction and manufacturing plans for creating a paper mill. Hugh J. Chisholm Jr., ca."

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"… early to make a living by farming and later manufacturing shoes.  In 1880, he was married to Carrie Winter, daughter of Capt."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village

"Later the shoe shop manufactured a well known riveted moccasin that only they had the right to manufacture in the United States."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"According to Eaton, Knox manufactured lime at the quarry on what is now the former Maine State Prison site on Main Street in Thomaston, and he…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"… the Rumford Mill was the country's leading manufacturer of fine quality book and specialty papers, soda pulp, and sulphite pulp."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"… full time in several departments learning the manufacturing process. His next position was in sales, which led to positions in management and on to…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"As time went on, manufacturing became an important part of Skowhegan’s economy. In 1790, one of the first settler’s, Peter Heywood, established a…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"From 1899 to 1908, the mill built its reputation on the manufacturing of high-quality unbleached sulphite pulp and, in 1915, became known as the…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… and the ’79 flood caused severe damage at Pride Manufacturing and destroyed the Chase & Kimball Oil Co. oil storage facility near the ball fields."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"… with cargoes of flour, bolts of cloth and manufactured goods. Profitable trading necessitated the shipbuilding industry, which later was to become…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4

"… racetrack in Maine.(3) McCann Fire Truck Manufacturing Shop, ca. 1949Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Fire Trucks From 1931 to the…"

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