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Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library

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Historic Hallowell - Interview with Richard Bachelder - almost an eyewitnes!

"He lived next-door. Train Wreck Podcast  Dick and his friends continued to play football, unaware of of the near by train disaster. X"

Maine Folklife Center, University of Maine

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Mercy Hospital - From Queen's to Mercy

"From Queen's to Mercy A 1941 capital funds campaign pamphlet for the construction of the new Mercy Hospital."

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 1 of 2

"Growth & Expansion Text contributions from Ian Saxine, MHS Historian. Items courtesy of Mercy Hospital."

Mercy Hospital - Mercy Stories

"Mercy Stories Browse the My Maine Stories videos below to discover the incredible stories of the dedicated staff and supporters of Mercy Hospital."

Mercy Hospital - 100 Years of Mercy Hospital

"100 Years of Mercy Hospital Text contributed by Mercy Hospital and Ian Saxine, MHS Historian. Queen's Hospital administration building…"

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"The Spanish Flu Text contributions from Ian Saxine, MHS Historian. Items courtesy of Mercy Hospital and Maine Memory Network."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing Candid Photography

"School of Nursing Candid Photography Mercy Hospital School of Nursing Candid Click Image to View Full Slideshow The Mercy Hospital School of…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing Class Photos

"School of Nursing Class Photos Mercy Hospital School of Nursing Class Photographs The Mercy Hospital School of Nursing operated from 1920 to…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Sounds

"… Stars Over Stevens ~ Listen to the singers from the Stevens Training Center in a recording from 1966. Arthur Moore Describes the Ice Business."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"Today, that train traffic includes summer tourists who ride the Maine Eastern trains from Brunswick to Rockland."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"… from the tracks could be dangerous, requiring trains to back up, regain speed, and try to move forward again. Trains ran the risk of derailing."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Grant-Wilson political rally, Augusta Depot, 1872

"Grant and his running mate, Henry Wilson, took a train from Bangor to the rally, then returned home on the train."

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"In Lincoln, trains were the primary transport method. Railroads now: Trains now run on fossil fuels or electricity."

Norcross Heritage Trust

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Maine Railroads

"Passengers rode the train to shop. High school students would ride the passenger train to attend high school in nearby Caribou."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Hotel Willows, Farmington, ca. 1910

"… good livery, and also that a coach will meet all trains coming to Farmington. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Humphrey House

"A curved stair and mantels with Adamesque detail indicate the work of a trained professional of the time."

Historic Hallowell - The "World of Mirth" Carnival in Hallowell

"With all the fuss about bringing train transportation back, possibly carnivals coming by train may start again."

Lincoln, Maine - Pulp mill, Lincoln, 1915 - Page 1 of 2

"A narrow gauge train dumped pulp wood into the mill pond. It was then sent to the wood room to make chips for the pulp mill."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Project Photos

"… activities arranged in chronological order: July training at MHS, photo workshop at the Byron Historical Society, photo workshop at the Buckfield…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 108-128

"… Horace Greeley Marcellus Emery George Francis Train Democratic convention, Baltimore Hastings Strickland Grant & Wilson Club, Bangor E."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 00-29

"Ladd Sen. James R. Doolittle George Francis Train Gorham L. Boynton Marcellus Emery John Bapst"