Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Eastern Illustrating Company

"… project purchased all the photographs of our city in the collection and donated them to the Hubbard Free Library Collection."

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

"… in America, this carnival would come into the city on fifty railroad carts, so it appeared as if the carnival went on forever."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 2 of 2

"… in 1874, the Ferry Service was established by the City of Hallowell and Kennebec County. People in Hallowell and Chelsea used the ferry to get to…"

Historic Hallowell - Poor Farm

"Poor Farm City "Poor" Farm, Poor Farm Road, Hallowell, 1879Courtesy of Sumner A. Webber, Sr., an individual partner In a Mayor's Address from…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry and Immigrants-A Changing Community

"… Hallowell’s area was reduced to five square miles, transforming it into one of the smallest cities in the state. Next step in our journey."

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"… and then send them to sea to ship goods to other cities like Boston or New York City and return with goods from those who traded with them."

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 2 of 2

"and The Civic Improvement Committee. Bangor City Plan: The Burned District. Bangor, ME: May 22, 1911. Bangor Museum and Center for History. Print."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY

"… Saco River, which snakes along the length of the city until it is split by a number of islands and falls, after which it spreads out and winds its…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 13 of 17

"… there were no battles fought in Maine or the two cities, the citizens back home supported the war in their own way."

Ellsworth Public Library

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Quarrying

"… to and used mostly in Boston and New York City. While the quarry was functioning, boarding houses sprang up on the island to meet the needs of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Liz, widow Clark, Bangor, 1848

"… hoods." "They created a sensation all over the city," according to an account John Martin, a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, wrote in his "Scrap…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - James Dunning, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… The quote is from a speech he gave at Bangor City Hall September 16, 1866. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First Baptist Church, Bangor, ca. 1850

"… "one of the most venerable as well as modern buildings in this city." View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Mercy Hospital - 100 Years of Mercy Hospital

"… with one of the greatest health crisis in the city's history, the pandemic known as the Spanish Influenza."

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2

"… sculptors, and carvers who worked in the city, George Henry Bailey pursued the dual professions of artist and veterinarian."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"

"On a local level, changes in Portland city government and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan were motivated by anti-immigrant sentiments."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Wiscasset's Arctic Connection

"… because it was away "from the hubbub of the city" and ships could easily be loaded there. He chose the town as the departure port on many of his…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Themed Image Galleries

"Themed Image Galleries Queen City Flying Club Jacket, ca. 1930 Organizational Uniforms Image GalleryMaine Historical Society The greater part…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 1 of 3

"… silk yardage could be found in the new burgeoning city department stores, including Peck's in Lewiston, Libby's in Portland, and in small town…"

Historic Hallowell - Carvers and Quarrymen

"… Socialist Workers Party headquarters in New York City dated March 13,1895 to Protasio Neri showed him to be involved in organizing the workers in…"

Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"… the railroad opened up the Midwest to the major cities and produce from Maine was not in as much demand as it once was or all of a sudden Maine…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson

"The city was much worse. We moved- I forget which year. I guess in the fourth grade- We moved to the city and that was really eye-opening."

Old York Historical Society

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