Maine Memory Network

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… has been most fortunate to have established a variety of shops and stores to serve the pleasures and needs of island visitors and the native…"

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"Also, Carney’s store had a variety of clothing and shoes, even babies' shoes. People went to Carney’s for the personal service and for the…"

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

"… specialize in dry goods -- rather than carrying a variety of groceries and other items as well. The store pictured in the middle was a wholesale…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Maine Special potato bag, Presque Isle, c. 1950

"The wide variety of bags illustrates the strong interest in distinctive marketing efforts that is still evident today."

Lincoln, Maine - Lower West side of Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1925

"shows a variety of buildings and stores in the 1920s. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Monmouth Museum

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Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"From 1955-1972, Bradford P. Belanger owned a Variety Shop. The Hobby Shoppe opened at 94 Front Street immediately after Belanger’s store left."

Lincoln, Maine - Lower Main Street looking north, Lincoln, ca. 1948

"On the right is Milt Knight's Variety Store. The small building is the Shanty Restaurant with Sadie's Lunch next to it."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… the entertainment sector; congregations support a variety of churches ranging from Catholic to Congregational to Baptist to Methodist to Jehovah’s…"

Lincoln, Maine - Influential Institutions

"The responses reflect a variety of perspectives on the topic—all of which communicate something interesting about Lincoln's history."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 1 of 2

"… portion of the mills continued operation making a variety of blankets. The division finally closed in entirety in 2009, a final end to over 150…"

Lincoln, Maine - Communication & Transportation

"The responses reflect a variety of perspectives on the topic—all of which communicate something interesting about Lincoln's history."

Lincoln, Maine - Main Street

"The responses reflect a variety of perspectives on the topic—all of which communicate something interesting about Lincoln's history."

Lincoln, Maine - Founding Fathers & Early History

"The responses reflect a variety of perspectives on the topic—all of which communicate something interesting about Lincoln's history."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Beniah Harding

"On the farm I we didn’t have a great variety of meats so we had lots of wheat products. Beniah Harding Interview, clip two  Transcription of Clip 2…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Themed Image Galleries

"… incorporates a considerable quantity and variety of different categories of apparel, of which some are well represented, others less so."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Fred Urquhart Farm, Presque Isle

"… they are also affected by the particular variety of a crop that has been planted, growing conditions, soil, and the skill of the farmer."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"… the home of many retail stores, built at a variety of times, ranging from 1832 into the 1840s."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"Lucy and James Bain had a variety store. There was even a hotdog stand owned by “Cheese” Burr. There was another meat market and grocery store owned…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"Whiting was used to make a variety of things such as putty, whitewash, metal polish, and is sometimes added to paint to improve it’s opacity."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"… in Thomaston swelled to 6227 by the 1840s, and a variety of businesses flourished. Townspeople took pride in their surroundings and at the urging…"

Lincoln, Maine - Wartime Lincoln

"The responses reflect a variety of perspectives on the topic—all of which communicate something interesting about Lincoln's history."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"Washington Street has become world-famous for its variety of 19th century architecture, and Centre Street remains the most direct way to Bath's…"

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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