Keywords: Saco, Maine
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Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 1 of 3
"… sister Anna was married to Richard Cutts of Saco, and the Maine Historical Society probably acquired this daguerreotype from the Cutts family."
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Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 1 of 2
"… copies of paintings of Joseph Leland of Saco and Ezekiel Day of Portland. The Leland daguerreotype was made by the Boston area photographer George…"
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 2 of 2
"The Saco River was particularly effected. Man rowing during a flood, 1936Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Gannett Newspapers issued a…"
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Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2
"Art Joseph Leland of Saco, ca. 1850Maine Historical Society Nineteenth century Portland supported an active artistic community."
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"at Saco & Biddeford, 1848Dyer Library/Saco Museum The cotton textile manufacturing industry became very significant in Biddeford once the Laconia…"
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"The Saco River’s waterpower aided in inflating the local lumber industry. J.G. Deering Lumber Company was a significant sawmill founded by Joseph G."
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"Deering & Son Lumber Co., Biddeford, ca. 1880Maine Historical Society During the Civil War, Maine laborers worked in logging, milling, papermaking…"
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"Pandora University of Southern Maine Biddeford and Saco were up-and-coming areas when the Civil War struck."
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"In Saco in the evening the Town Hall was thrown open, which was packed by a joyful crowd. Speeches, singing and cheers were the order of the evening…"
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"… in Biddeford & Saco Ice cutting on the Saco River, Biddeford-Saco, 1908McArthur Public Library The ice harvesting flourished during the…"
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"… Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco Fifth Maine Regiment Veteran Reunion, Peaks Island, 1912Fifth Maine Regiment Museum B Company, Fifth…"
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"… Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco X Prior to the attack on Fort Sumter, the Union and Journal, out of Biddeford, tracked the secession…"
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"… Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco Laconia Mills, Biddeford, 1875McArthur Public Library The Pepperell Mill in Biddeford was the life…"
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"… Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco During the Civil War, the State of Maine provided aid to the families of soldiers."
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"1865Maine Historical Society April 9th marked Confederate Robert E. Lee’s surrender. Like, April 3rd, Biddeford and Saco rejoiced in the streets as…"
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"… Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco Civil War Veterans of Biddeford, 1916McArthur Public Library Reality dawned on the citizens of…"
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"… Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco St. Mary's Church, Biddeford, ca. 1909McArthur Public Library With the rise of industry in Biddeford…"
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"1864McArthur Public Library Soon after the surrender of Fort Sumter, President Abraham Lincoln called nationally for volunteers, requiring Maine to…"
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"X While there were no battles fought in Maine or the two cities, the citizens back home supported the war in their own way."
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"… Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco X Granite quarries became more popular in Biddeford during the Civil War."
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"… Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco Report on cotton for prison, New Orleans, 1862Maine Historical Society Raw cotton was imported from…"
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Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century
"… of Massachusetts Bay, and by 1658, Kittery, York, Saco, Wells and Cape Porpoise (Kennebunkport) had all submitted to Massachusetts authority.[1] As…"
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The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.