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Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Train Station, Presque Isle, ca. 1908
"Walls floors and ceiling of office are wooden. Stove in middle of room has coal scuttle next to it. Large desk on right is high, requiring clerk to…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Stimpson House
"The original ceilings were reported to be 12’ downstairs and 9’ upstairs. Captain Rider’s son, Thomas, was also a joiner, who, among others, built…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The McCormick house
"… the original structure, as seen in its low ceilings. It is known by some as the oldest surviving home on Swan's Island, although there is debate…"
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"From suffrage to the glass ceiling, the NFBPWC continues to empower and mentor professional women. Within a year of its formation in 1920, the…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 2 of 3
"It is labelled: ‘Ceil Chapman,’ a designer known for her provocative dresses. The draped front styling is reminiscent of a 1946 afternoon dress by…"
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Ste. Agathe Historical Society
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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Architecture
"… with moss to reduce draughts, and covered the ceilings with matched boards (tongue and groove). Original Log CabinNew Sweden Historical…"
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty
"From the floor to the ceiling, it was 24 feet high. The first motion picture that occurred at the Dreamland was The Great Train Robbery."
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill
"… by a well carved hand and arm let down from the ceiling, as if from a concealed giant reclining above it.” A belfry was erected on the top…"
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block
"Augustus Hatch had a skylight built into the ceiling of the building so that he could take pictures with more natural light."
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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy
"A steel ceiling was also installed in the main room on May 24, 1920. From June 4 to November 9, 1921, a well was drilled and a water system installed…"
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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park
"The theater had a pitched roof, beamed ceiling, and square platform stage. For the elite set, there were reserved chairs in the front rows covered by…"
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Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3
"… for everything from panel cloth and drapery to ceiling treatments and vertical blinds. In 1982, the company was sold to Thomas H."
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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit
"Pinkham and had caught in the sheathing of the ceiling from a suspended kerosene oil lamp. The building was soon ablaze and in spite of great efforts…"
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