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Presque Isle: The Star City - The History of Laundry, Aroostook County Style - Page 2 of 2

"Some people also hung their clothes in the basement next to the wood stove. This process took a good portion of the day. Drying took all day."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

"The cloth was used to make the paper at the mill, and a portion of the paper was sent back to Boston to a newspaper company."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin dream house, Bangor, 1866

"… the drawing where the Bangor & Bucksport Railroad line was located starting in 1873. View additional information about this item on the Maine…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson

"… and sisters then you wore their clothes down the line down the line down the line. And uhh… I’ve seen a couple of pictures from the past of school…"

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"… winter coat, an elaborate piece of Victorian clothing that appears to be twice her size. Equally well dressed is young Ernest Perry, who stands…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Wood pile, 130 Center St., Bangor, ca. 1864

"… represent this wood pile but in giving the L on a line with the front of the house it diminished the width of the Jog so I left it out and have…"

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

"… store and was involved in efforts to build a rail line from Bangor to Waterville. That project included stock sales on which most investors lost…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"… defray the cost of keeping a prisoner fed and clothed. A woodworking shop was added, in which prisoners were taught how to build wooden wagons…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Site Navigation Tips

"However, we do follow the line breaks in the original document and the column setups, when they exist."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 139-194

"Hinckley D Hinckley Ann Young Shaw & Billings lines Sheriff Wingate Carr Fire at old Hampden Academy George H."

Lincoln, Maine - Osgood's Store

"Women's and children’s clothes were added to the line. On April 28, 1960, Mr. Osgood started a complete renovation; the first floor was completed…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13

"… starch from them for their own use to stiffen cloth for fancy shirts or dresses. By the 1890’s large crews were needed to harvest potatoes."

Life on a Tidal River - Fashion of the '40s

"… them pantyhose) as well as many other articles of clothing due to the need for the materials in the war."

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"When it wasn't the transmission lines, it would be the trees falling on the electrical lines which cause more and more outages."

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

"Erlrie Holmes operated a clothing store and lived in the back with his family. Across Main Street was a drug store, originally owned Mr."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"… cooking, tending children, washing and mending clothes, skinning and stretching hides, braiding sweetgrass, preparing ash strips, weaving baskets…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"Office panel systems, constructed of cloth over metal frames were becoming popular at this time, and the newly developed flame retardant process…"

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"It was said that the lines of clothing, hardware, shoes, and ship chandlery were the best east of Bangor. Lubec stores seemed primitive by comparison."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… had been bolts of heavy, double-faced woolen cloth, which were salvaged by area residents. Some Scarborough Historical Society members remember…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"The break in the line could have been fixed except the company was not willing to pay more than $100 to Mr. Samuel Purrington. A.S."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… another great downtown fire, one which consumed a clothing store, caused little more than a hiccup, as the store rebuilt immediately."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… overalls, Aunt Lydia’s carpet thread, bolts of cloth, lamp chimneys, medicines and tooth powder. On the other side: cracker barrels, cheese wheels…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… established here in 1851 and Dunn's Store sold clothes, hardware and food. There was a gristmill and a blacksmith shop."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… in southern Maine where it was used for sizing cloth. Aroostook County’s first starch factory opened in Caribou in 1870 and the third in Presque…"