Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"A lot of the companies are laying people off so I think they better be doing something to stop that soon."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"The railroad company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Eastern Railroad, was the first link between Portland and Boston and points south."

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

"A Portland salvage company removed as much cargo and salvageable parts as possible, but local residents scavenged much of the Middleton’s cargo of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… and by the late 1800s five different diking companies had become involved. However, diking and development of roads and rail lines across the marsh…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"In 1894, a steamboat company contracted to bring a daily mail run from Rockland, and in 1898 when Dr."

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

"He created stunning illustrations of the Iron Company and the Silver Lake Hotel, and wrote descriptions of the business, employees, and conditions of…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… at “Devil’s Half Acre”, called The Lubec Packing Company 1881 – 1898 • 23 sardine factories established in Lubec • E.W. Brown & Co."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"Pendleton & Company. Captain Fields Seeley Pendleton (1870-1923) lived across the street from the store."

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"Virginia Beach, VA: The Donning Company, 1991. Print. Postcard of 1897 Auditorium X Postcard of 1897 Auditorium With Horsedrawn Carriages X…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"… Guilford Historical Society French & Elliott Company, Masonic Hall, Odd Fellows Hall, Guilford, 1916Guilford Historical Society The old…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… the factory known first as Berst Foster, Dixfield Company, later known as the Diamond Match branch of Diamond National."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Titcomb Maple Syrup Company can, Farmington, ca. 1920Farmington Historical Society As with other areas in colonial America, much of the trade was…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… little schooling but had a great idea to make a company and make the resin into chewing gum and sell it."

Colby College Special Collections

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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.

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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