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Presque Isle: The Star City - The History of Laundry, Aroostook County Style - Page 2 of 2

"… she placed the clothing on a pantry board, or table, and one piece at a time ironed the clothing to get the wrinkles out."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"These stools and tables were often made out of pine or oak boards by the students' parents. By 1880, children sat in individual desks that were…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"… clean ice, you know, without snow..” Ice Table frozen in place.Hubbard Free Library “It was a tough time then."

Old York Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"… This was when a group of veterans sat around a table or out in the hall and sang old war songs, talked about war experiences, and swapped accounts…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"… with wooden crates and boxes using them as seats, tables, and shelves for storing foodstuffs, cooking utensils, basketmaking tools, and other…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond ~ A Family Affair

"Ice Table frozen in place.Hubbard Free Library Cutting ice on Cascade Pond.Hubbard Free Library Cleaning snow from ice.Hubbard Free…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… the children and household chores when they went home. The work was dangerous and many children lost fingers on the cutting tables." Civil War"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… was built and operated a bowling alley and pool tables. River Street Flood, Guilford, 1923Guilford Historical Society The '20’s also brought…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… Samuel Boardman and the men from his mill set up tables in the sheds by the railroad and served beanhole beans."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"Inside there were three tables with two seats each. After the Tea Room was sold, it was renamed the Hill Top Restaurant, which stayed open for a few…"

Prince Memorial Library

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"The forest provided game for the table. As land was cleared, wheat and corn were planted later to be turned into flour, food crops were planted, as…"

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

"Card tables were set up and large groups of people would show up to join in the games. The Chase Hall in town also served as a place for people to…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… in Aroostook County focused on the potato with table stock, seed and starch potatoes as the three most important market outlets."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… the fineries provided by fresh linen on both tables and beds, because Farmington also boasted a steam laundry."

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"In the photo are flakes on work tables, and in back the racks used to wheel them from the oven room, as in Smillie’s time."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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