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John Martin: Expert Observer - Boy at Bangor post Civil War parade, 1865

"… red caps, white waists, red cambrick pants white cotton stockings lace up kip boots." He added that the boys had been drilled several days before…"

Old Berwick Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - Uniforms and Expenses

"… were made of mostly wool and rarely made of cotton because of its expense. The jacket had one or two rows of hard, steel buttons often having…"

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"The Hallowell Cotton Mill can be seen in the background. Maine's domeless State House in Augusta can be seen center right in the distance just above…"

Historic Hallowell - Child Labor

"Child Labor Hallowell Cotton Mill, Academy Street, ca. 1885Hubbard Free Library Two hundred workers were required during peak production in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Thomas White Dry Good Emporium, Bangor, 1864

"… sidewalk are a bale of soldiers' blankets and a bale of cotton warp. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"1 bag of cotton 1 barrel of lemons 6 loves of sugar 1 cash of vinegar 10 bundles 3 barrels 1 gallon of rum 6 pounds of butter 1 barrel of molasses 1…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Schools

"… (like people who worked at the local Hallowell cotton mills and shoe factories) had to attend school as well."

Historic Hallowell - Timeline of Cyclone

"… was a morning watchman on the top level of the cotton mill. As he started working, he heard an ominous ripping noise which lifted the roof right…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell's First Dwelling

"… a path for themselves to the spot where the old cotton factory now stands in Hallowell. No hearth fire burned for their welcome; no door opened at…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 1 of 3

"… before the coming of Samuel Batchelder and the cotton mills, lumber was easily the most important industry at the falls."

Historic Hallowell - Energy

"… that in 1852, the Corliss Steam engine that the cotton factory had needed 14 tons of coal per week."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"… regular runs between England and the south in the cotton export trade and, as a result of close business associations, many Thomaston residents had…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"… new segments to many other exhibits including The Cotton Mill, Johnson Shoe Factory as well as some history about the Vaughan Stream. Mr."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… square foot modern facility for sterilization of cotton tipped applicators was erected, centralizing all the medical production."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"… interests included real estate, banking, and cotton manufacturing. King began his political career in 1795, serving as both a representative and as…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"Once they moved out, the abandoned building was torn down in May, 1955, and a skating rink took its place. Cotton Mill and Johnson Shoes Citations"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4

"… now-they are of linnen, of the same thickness as cotton drilling and each man is furnished with A piece just 6 feet square on each edge there is A…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"… were often a light weight combination of wool and cotton.Bangor Historical Society The 2d Maine Reg has moved from Ft Corcoran, and is now…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… Bowdoin College, principal owner of Maine’s first cotton mill in Brunswick, and a founder and president of Bath’s first bank."

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… Anne Revere, Dorothy Matthews, and Joseph Cotton all played at the Playhouse early in their careers."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"… Free Library Flood, Joppa viewed from Cotton Mill, Hallowell, 1936Hubbard Free Library The river also was getting its spring flow of water…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"There are many vendors selling deep fried food, cotton candy, and homemade and international foods. People with amazing musical talents play on the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… gold prospectors from New York to California, cotton from India to England, and bird guano from South America to Europe."