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Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House Text by Claire Keating and Billy Price 7th Grade students at Bath Middle School With images from the Patten…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"… Market and it has absolutely nothing to do with entertainment. Dreamland Theater, Front Street, Bath, ca."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Theater

"Usually there was a play shown in the summer as entertainment for the summer population. These performances utilized the stage of the Odd Fellows…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Also, the Alameda, a large entertainment center on the south side of Centre Street between Water and Washington Streets was built in 1882."

Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings

"The most popular of these artists was Water M. Campbell of Boston, who was active as an architectural illustrator from 1910 until his death in 1945."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Architecture in the 20th Century

"… others were built in subdivisions, which were popular in the 1960s and 70s. The various architectural styles blend nicely throughout the town…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Hotels in Thomaston

"It was destroyed by fire in 1911 and was never rebuilt. During the days of the Knox and Lincoln stage route, this hotel was a popular business."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Montpelier

"… him with the Scottish architect Robert Adams, who popularized the Adamesque style that used elements found in classical Greek architecture."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History Of Performing Arts On Mount Desert Island

"We also explore the cultural shift in popular entertainment when Movies Come to the Island. Early Performance..."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architect James Overlock

"He popularized the inverted fleur-de-lis symbol, using it lavishly in side porches, an Italianate architectural element."

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

"Several fires in Boston had greatly increased the popularity of brick as a building material. According to local historian Cyrus Eaton, Knox “went…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding During and after the Civil War - 1861 to 1900

"… appropriately named “General McLellan,” after the popular major general, who reorganized the Union troops in 1861."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Playing at the pond

"This water froze over to create a popular skating destination for islanders. After the quarry shut down entirely, its water level remained high…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Dance

"… Island Historical Society Dancing was also a popular leisure activity. Especially after WWII, it is said, there would be dances just about once a…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"He designed the one in Penobscot and it was very popular around here. He was quite a character. What was minimum wage? I don’t really remember but…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Performance

"… themselves as native tour guides and Indian entertainers, performing medicine shows and traditional song and dance, selling crafts and posing for…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"The extremely popular “Indian Village,” hosted by members by members of the Wabanaki community at Deering Oaks was a crowd and media favorite."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"There were 473 Grant stores nationwide. It was a popular department store used by many citizens of Bath. Bath Town Hall, ca."

Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society

"… starting with the daguerreotype, peaked in popularity between 1840 and 1870. Technically, other 19th Century mediums, such as the cyanotype…"

Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"In mid nineteenth century Maine music was popularized through the efforts of individual musicians and local musical groups, especially bands."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures cont'd

"… Historical Society Ice cream socials were also popular in the 1940s occurring when islanders walked to places like the Seaside Hall for a dance."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Draining the quarry

"… up the pit and iced over in the winter to make a popular skating pond. When the pond was drained in 2003, many treasures were found: old tools…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

"… Greek Revival cape style house enjoyed widespread popularity. Two examples are found in an ambrotype of the William Barnes Alexander House in North…"

Early Maine Photography - Art

"Such profiles enjoyed widespread popularity in the decades before the advent of photography, Rufus Porter being one of the best known practitioners…"