Maine Memory Network

Bar Harbor Fire Department

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Turner Museum and Historical Society

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Great Harbor Maritime Museum

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Norridgewock Historical Society

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Millinocket Fire Department

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Strong Historical Society

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

"This operation became part of the Oxford name in 1922. The new President of Oxford continued in his father's footsteps, seeing the need for expansion…"

Portland Water District

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Thieves in Bangor, ca. 1865

"The shop he operated was robbed a number of times. The other numbered illustrations are implements used in break-ins."

John Martin: Expert Observer - James Dunning, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… Description James Dunning of Bangor operated a seed and grocery store and was involved in efforts to build a rail line from Bangor to…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 2 of 3

"… specializing in "women's wearing apparel," which operated in Portland at 16 Forest Ave for just over forty years."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 2 of 7

"… only conditionally authorized English traders to operate in the area, destroyed the trading posts and drove away the small number of English…"

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

"… 1920’s the Odd Fellows built a large Hall and operated it for ten years. The building then turned over to a string of owners, starting with the…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"In Hallowell the Moore family operated and ice business for several generations. The icehouse was behind the family home."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"As a second job, some lobstermen operated fishing party boats summer afternoons, taking groups to catch mackerel, pollack, flounder, cod and haddock…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"… space for expansion in Scarborough, airport operations were relocated to Stroudwater, location of today’s Portland International Jetport."

Acadia National Park

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

"… of “moving” whenever the rock ran out or the operator decided on a better place. Wherever its origin, all the stone was eventually moved on rails…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 5

"The Red Cross spent $30,000 on operating shelters for the elderly or for people who were put out of there homes due to damage from the storm."

Historic Hallowell - Cascade Hand Tub

"Handtubs operated by making a long pole with a piston on each end go up on one side and down on the other."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Shipyards

"… also leased ten acres of land in Hampden and operated Riverside Park, a rustic amusement park built on the banks high above the Penobscot."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Hand operation (with a $60 per year bonus to the keeper) and subsequent clockwork operation remain unsuccessful."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1870 to 1915

"… by Spanish company Cementos Portland Valderrivas, operates Dragon Products, the only cement manufacturing facility in New England. <- Prev."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"The part of the building that remained is today operating as a laundromat. Hotel Braeburn, Guilford, ca."