Maine Memory Network

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"The building was built with bricks and had a slate roof. Slate was used a lot because of the slate quarry in Monson."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"This was later the home of Attorney John P. White. The office building shown on the left was later relocated across the street and is still operating…"

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

"Martin worked for Thomas White from July to the end of November 1861, even though the pay was quite low."

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

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

"… photographs were taken with an early black-and-white instant Polaroid camera. Piers under construction for bridge, Lubec, 1961 Lubec…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - The Lending Libraries of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… Library in North Yarmouth In 1747, Deacon John White of the First Congregational Church of North Yarmouth left 30 pounds in his will for the…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"White Wyandottes, Plymouth rocks and Rhode Island reds were the principal breeds kept, and many eggs were shipped for hatching. Shaw Bros."

Lincoln, Maine - High Street Bridge, Lincoln, ca. 1903

"The large white building on the right is the Plumly Building, home of the Post Office in Lincoln. The home in the center belonged to Ira Fish."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… caramel it was originally before being painted white. Terry's Chevron StationPatten Free Library With the beginning of the age of automobiles…"

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"They used a lot of white birch wood from the local area and they used different machines that upgraded and changed over time."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"… Free Library This flood from the black and white days, was one of worst floods recorded in Maine's history."

Guilford, Maine - RESOURCES

"… – Sesquicentennial Book Committee – Charlotte White, Hazel Moulton, Alfred Race, Hattie Colson, John Hill, Mrs. George Haley, Dr."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Weighing the big trout, Mill Site, 1891

"From left are Sam Lake, E. B. White, Frank Bryson. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook GP-38, Presque Isle, 1991

"Note the white lines and numbers that were added to an earlier test scheme. Pictured with engine 94 is young rail enthusiast, Frederick Asam."

Lincoln, Maine - View of Lincoln from Ballard Hill, ca. 1913

"Left of the tracks, the white house with the big set of barns is what is now the Lincoln Historical Society Museum."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Boy at Bangor post Civil War parade, 1865

"… "were uniformed in Zouave, red, picken red caps, white waists, red cambrick pants white cotton stockings lace up kip boots." He added that the boys…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Soldier, Bangor, ca. 1860

"… empty and a pair of fine calf boots with either white silk or white cotton gloves with red stripes on the pants." Below that on the page, he drew…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Clara Cary, Rinaldo Wiggin, John Martin, Bangor, 1844

"… spotted Delane with a small plaided shawl blue white & Red a wide stripe of blue a narrow stripe of Red and the ground work white with a red…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Boy at Bangor parade, July 4, 1865

"… July 4 parade in Bangor in 1865 is dressed in "white waste and fashionable felt & straw hat" as depicted by John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin Snow casket, Bangor, 1889

"… Annie (which is marked 3) this and the Salver of white Lillies were the richest & handsomest collection of flowers."

Bethel Historical Society

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Early Maine Photography - Post-Mortem & Mourning

"The contrast of the white linen and the black background further serve to isolate Mrs. Herbert’s head in the picture."

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"… education, not only for its content, but for building basic reading skills. Much of the school day was devoted to memorizing and reciting passages…"