Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Cascade Hand Tub

"… strokes per minute, they pumped water through a leather hose. The Cascade Hand Tub was nothing like the fire engines used today."

Historic Hallowell - Uniforms and Expenses

"Officers would wear a thick black or brown, leather belt (depending on the color of the cow hide that was used.) Their shoes were often leather with…"

Historic Hallowell - Basic Fire Fighting Technology

"Everybody would carry the leather buckets to the Kennebec River, fill them with water, and lug them back up to the burning house to douse the fire."

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"… dozens of calf skins, three to four tons of split leather, and ten to twelve tons of sole leather. They had to buy some raw material too, which…"

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"… required each member to keep ready at least two leather buckets for possible use in a "bucket brigade", and canvas bags to provide for the removal…"

Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"… of fire fighting engine with a stitched together, leather hose. Fire Department, Hallowell, 1843Hubbard Free Library The machine was built to…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 2 of 3

"… multi-colored patchwork mini skirt, made from leather but lined in synthetic fabric, and a lime green V neck sleeveless dress with a vest-like six…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 3 of 3

"… cars in the 1970s is that the windshields and leather seats would crack and break. This would happen in Aroostook County because of the…"

Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"In one of these images, two loggers exhibit the tools of their trade: a peavey, an ax, and a shovel. Firefighter, Skowhegan, ca."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"The leather, carriages and corn stored within were destroyed, amounting to a loss of about $9,000. It was suspected a discharged convict caused the…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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