Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… Hine, a photographer investigating the use of child labor in the canneries in 1911, was convinced unemployment and damage to family life resulted."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"Click on the picture then read the text telling of the portion of this structure which still exists as of 2011."

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"… newspaper, possibly Eastport's, captioned the picture below: “This photograph taken at Dennysville, in front of the post office, shows how deep the…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"… era but well before the time Van Riper took his pictures, an easier-to-use implement replaced the horse."

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

"First we had to go down to the wharf and have our pictures taken. That was just before the ball. Of course, it was all strange to me, but I enjoyed…"

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

"… examined and analyzed closeup by clicking on the picture then using the zoom tool. These photographs were taken with an early black-and-white…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ada Martin, Bangor, 1865

"Martin wrote, "reading picture books and primmers and giving the names of a 150 pictures before she could read a word as early as from 3 to 4 years…"

Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"Their only child was a boy named Orrin Horton who was born on June 20, 1863 in Somerville, MA. Orrin grew up in Blue Hill and became a builder."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew

"… visit Swan's Island during school vacations as a child. Her family moved here in 1976 after she graduated from high school."

Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection

"… of an old deacon or the artless innocence of a child. They convey an artistry of another period and provide considerable historical clues."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"… father tearfully told his daughter, “The child will die before you get there. Carry a spade to dig a grave for the poor thing.” This counsel was to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… Stewart Family Daniel Stewart's Other Chair Child's SizeFarmington Historical Society Daniel Stewart's Chair Child's sizeFarmington…"

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

"… with orange letters and said something like A Child's First Reader. On the first page we were introduced to Dickie Dare, who taught us much about…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"… as a tailor in Ellsworth, died when his only child was 11 months old. Because John Martin did not know much about his father, he wanted to insure…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"They killed the woman and a child and Bomazeen ran to warn the others in the village. He was shot down in the river where it is still today called…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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