Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 2 of 3

"… the water reflecting the calm before tide reversal. The left photo near high tide reveals the water just below the bottom of the trestle's deck."

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"The other decks were used for storage or sleeping quarters. The massive decks would most likely collapse without multiple knees."

Historic Hallowell - Industrial Recources

"… together on this, the horsing iron has caulk away deck seams while the Jerry Iron had to extract old seems from the deck seams."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Edward O'Brien moves to Thomaston - 1850s

"… “bright line, some six planks just below the deck beading kept unpainted and clear varnished.” O’Brien was one of seven millionaires listed in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Picnic, Fort Point Light, and Fort Pownal, 1865

"… Hugh Ross had built with a dance floor on each deck. He ran regular excursions to Fort Point Light from Bangor."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"Decking of 2½” thick linear planking was laid over the floor beams. For stability, 8”x 8” timbers were attached beneath the floor beams in a linear…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of East New Portland

"It is a two-span closed spandrel concrete deck arch bridge and was designed under guidance of State Bridge Engineer Llewlyn Edwards."

Belfast Historical Society

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

"Pouring of the concrete deck was scheduled later in the spring. The temporary trestles have been removed, transforming the long-held vision of…"

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"Both the grade school and high school were decked out with buntings and other festive decorations for the town of Guilford’s Centennial celebration."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"Once on deck, the trap is emptied. Hopefully, the trap contains lobsters, but there may also be other sea creatures and seaweed as well."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"… suspension span with wooden towers and a wooden deck system was very likely patterned after the similar bridge constructed over the Sandy River at…"

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

"… it displaced more than 1,600 tons, boasting three deck levels and two masts. The 1,000-horsepower engine was capable of a speed of up to 12 knots."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… bed and struggle up on a cold, wet, cheerless deck to handle cold, wet lines and colder, wetter fish, all for the ‘experience,' will never be known…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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

"He was shooting from the deck of the boat he was sailing with his brother to Prince Edward Island. Both canneries were important operations later in…"