Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Rustic furniture, Bangor, 1865

"… (1823-1904) of Bangor, a shopkeeper on Center Street, found business especially slow in the winter of 1865."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Thomas White Dry Good Emporium, Bangor, 1864

"… adjoined the Penobscot Exchange on Exchange Street in Bangor. White was one of the first shops in Bangor to specialize in dry goods -- rather than…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Republican Wigwam, Bangor, 1872

"… was located at the corner of Hammond and Columbia streets in Bangor. The building was constructed for campaign purposes to hold 1,200 people…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Wood pile, 130 Center St., Bangor, ca. 1864

"… of the woodpile at his home at 130 Center Street, Bangor. He bought the house in 1854 and immediately began renovating it and re-landscaping the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Rufus Prince residence, Bangor, 1850

"The house was at 176 Center Street. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Harris House, Bangor, ca. 1850

"… Town & Millford Switch and crossing on Market Street." He drew the house as it looked before Samuel Veazie added a shed and made other changes…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gorham L. Boynton, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… coat and as a rule smokes a cigar while in the streets." He also wrote, "Mr Boynton is a man of his word about his business and has a handsome…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First Baptist Church, Bangor, ca. 1850

"… drew the First Baptist Church on Center Street in Bangor where he and his wife, Clara Cary Martin, attended church together after they were married…"

Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades

"“Will” Brown, O.D., was the owner of a Main Street business in Lincoln for many years. His wife’s name was Margery (Weatherbee) Brown, and his son’s…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"(And now you know that Church Street is named for John Church and not the North Church at the east end of the street.) The Meeting House became a…"

Lincoln, Maine - Osgood's Store

""Early View from Main Street, Looking North," History of the Town of Lincoln, Penobscot County Maine, 1872- 1928."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - North Church

"… purchased the lot on the northeast corner of High Street and Court Street and built the North Church in 1973."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

"… buildings: the Webber and Porter Building on Main Street in Searsport, the Connor and Hathorn Building on Main Street in Pittsfield, the Stoddard…"

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"Later, they moved the store to their new location across the street to where Possibilities Gift Shop is now located."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4

"Among them, close to where School Street came down to meet Water Street a bit left of the center of the photograph, was the smokehouse operated at…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First balloon ascension, Bangor, 1857

"… thousands gathered on the circus grounds Summer Street in Bangor to watch the ascension of a yellow silk balloon named "Young America." It was the…"

Biddeford Mills Museum

A historic mill museum dedicated to creating exhibits that will educate the community and highlight mill history; as a research collection to assist the public in locating information on the mill's buildings, history and employees; and to ensure the story of Biddeford's economic and industrial revolution remains relevant and accessible to diverse audiences.

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"The parade included several Street Floats, Clubs & Organizations Floats, Business Floats, and area fire trucks, antique automobiles, several bands…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"… built in the 1820s on the East side of upper Main Street just before Lee street, and opened in 1858."

Lincoln, Maine - Cars, Model T

"His office was located on Main street, while the garage was on Mechanic Street. Taylor Bradstreet started in the automotive field on March 20, 1925…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gateway Motors

"… the car dealership on the West side of North Main Street as Cole-Whitney Ford. However, since the 1920s it has changed its name and its owners many…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"And Washington Street would soon connect to Water Street, sometimes called Front Street, with the sweeping curve shown below."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"Other settlers on the road that would become Main Street were Johannes Anderson, Johan Nilsson Lind, A."

Lithgow Public Library

"45 Winthrop Street Augusta, ME 04330 (207) 626-2415 [url=http://www.lithgow.lib.me.us/WordPress/]Click here to visit Lithgow Library's…"