Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"One of the most successful factories was called the Johnson Brothers Shoe Factory. Though it was a very productive factory, all good things come to a…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Rufus Prince's factory and store, Bangor, 1864

"Rufus Prince's factory and store, Bangor, 1864 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description The plans for…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Plans for the Dwelling House Jos. Briggs, Winthrop, 1884

"Plans for the Dwelling House Jos. Briggs, Winthrop, 1884 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Architecture commission for…"

Old Berwick Historical Society

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Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"… houses, churches, schools, business blocks, and factories. Most of this work was in the Lewiston-Auburn area."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Carr O'Brien Block

"… sail loft, boot and shoe factory, clothing factory, and now houses the Prison Showroom, a retail outlet for products manufactured by prisoners."

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

"… more or less – 84 dwelling houses, 12 school houses, 14 meeting houses [among them the first congregational and baptist churches in blue hill] and…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"His 1930 reconstruction of the William P. Viles House in Augusta was inspired by the classicism of the American Greek Revival style."

Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings

"… renderings to help clients envision proposed houses and buildings. These artistic perspective drawings differ from the sets of working drawings…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Elmer I. Thomas

"Notable examples of his work include the Camden Opera House (1893), the Atkinson Block in Lewiston (1892), the Syndicate Block in Rockland (1892)…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Schools

"Working in factories was a very popular occupation in the 1800’s. At one point, 306,000 people (which was about 40 percent of the working population…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Database Overview

"… Society Much of the present holdings are housed at Maine Historical Society, however, database participation is open to any collection, held…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Project Background and Partners

"… and comprehensive inclusion for all MHS-housed commissions. Eventually, the database will be open to contributing partners and privately held…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Eaton W. Tarbell

"… of his work, the Eastern Corporation Guest House (1946) in Brewer and the Merchants National Bank (1974) in Bangor."

Architecture & Landscape database - Frederick A. Tompson

"… gained a reputation as a skilled designer of houses, schools, churches, public buildings, and commercial blocks."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"The sardine factory alone employed 100 people at the height of its success. A story continues even today that for years and years after the medicinal…"

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

"Some of the lobster canning factories were converted to can clams instead. In 1895 H.W. Joyce built a sardine factory for the herring that were…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"Its first factory began operations at the end of Seavey’s Landing Road in Blue Point before 1869, using the same canning process as that used for…"

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"Later it produced wooden lasts for the shoe factories. Boston Flint Company sandpaper mill beside Vaughan Brook.Courtesy of Sumner A."

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

"Rufus Prince's factory and store, Bangor, 1864Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Martin's luck was not the best, he frequently noted."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"The factory was successful and ultimately employed thousands of people. By 1959 Snow’s had become part of the Borden Corporation."

Historic Hallowell - Kennebec Wire Company

"This factory continued working for about ten years and then was taken over by a man named Benjamin Tenney."

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"In March of 1966, the factory was moved to a different plant (currently Hannaford) on Whitten Road. In 1974, the shoe factory closed all together."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"… various shops, a sailmaking loft, a boot and shoe factory, a clothing factory and today serves as the showroom for the Maine State Prison. <- Prev."