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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library, tables & fireplace, 1924

"Lincoln Memorial Library, tables & fireplace, 1924 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description The Lincoln Memorial Library…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Starch Factory, c. 1965

"Potatoes that are not suitable for sale as table stock are processed into starch or cattle feed. View additional information about this item on the…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library, 1924

"… off the beautiful original furniture including tables, chairs, check-out desk, and podium. Many of these pieces are still in use at the library…"

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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…"

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Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"We had a great big, long table because there were lots of us, and all those gifts were right on the table, one from each merchant."

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Maine Irish Heritage Center

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Historic Hallowell - Day 3 - Page 1 of 2

"They would sit at the table drinking coffee and sharing stories. They had the living room closed off with a blanket to keep in heat."

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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."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Odd Fellows Hall

"… old ticket booth, a kitchen, and ample space for tables. The second floor has a stage, a large open floor, and a concession area that still holds a…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Elmer Ellsworth Martin, Bangor, 1865

"he has no fear. will stand on a table and jump without scringing off on a hard floor will jump from the top of the shed about 8 feet his element is…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Seaside Hall

"… will be in.” And it was." The hall had a pool table, foosball, and other games for the kids. Seaside Hall in Atlantic village, Swan's Island…"

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Eureka Hall, Stockholm

"… were: It was a general store, barber shop, pool table, a jail cell that was really just a holding cell, bowling alley, a movie theater, and a ice…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tilson's Hat

"… plans.” That night it was quiet at the dinner table. Both parents were surprised that their son was going into the war."

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

"… of the lobsters caught were to keep food on their tables. During the ebb and flow of the major fishing times for cod, haddock or mackerel, lobsters…"

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Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"… whiskey glasses in hand rest their elbows on a table displaying a liquor bottle (pictured at right)."

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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…"

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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."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Atticus: A Fugitive Slave

"… settlers and finishing with a genealogical table of the towns’ inhabitants. Thousands of events were related in a chronological order, and concise…"

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Guilford, Maine - PROJECT OVERVIEW - Page 1 of 2

"… qualify as such, but would bring something to the table in terms of interest, ability, insightful input, and most important, a passion for our…"

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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…"

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Bridgton Historical Society

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Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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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"