Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Eddie's Market

"Eddie's Market Text by Elizabeth and Kailey, students at Presque Isle Middle School Edited by Presque Isle Historical Society X X Eddie…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Market Hall, Bangor, 1846

"Market Hall, Bangor, 1846 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904) of Bangor…"

Historic Hallowell - Henry Pope Clearwater Ph.D.~ Patient Medicine Mass Marketer

"… Pope Clearwater Ph.D.~ Patient Medicine Mass Marketer Dr. Henry ClearwaterHubbard Free Library Henry P."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Maine Special potato bag, Presque Isle, c. 1950

"… illustrates the strong interest in distinctive marketing efforts that is still evident today. View additional information about this item on the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13

"A MARKET FOR STARCH Marketing potatoes at starch factories, Houlton, 1895Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum A tradition unique to many…"

Fort Kent Historical Society

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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing Candid Photography

"… “Congratulations are due the school for attracting such a fine group of students especially in view of today’s competitive labor market.”"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Brick Works

"… in 1897, states that Boston became the chief market and promoter of Maine brick yards somewhere between 1760 and 1770."

Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"Maine farms again try to focus on particular crops that not everyone is able to market. Maine blueberries still sell well and the maple syrup is…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales Buildings

"… corner of Jordan and Main Streets (now JP Cash Market). The dealership has been relocated several times throughout its lifetime."

Historic Clothing Collection - Fashions Far & Away

"… and those likely intended for the Chinese tourism market. Most notable is a tunic and pant made from Guangdong (Canton) mud silk, a regional…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 4 of 4

"But, in some segments of the market, French design still held its old cachet. While pirating French couture designs was an old practice, in the 1950s…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 2 of 2

"… five years due to the distance of the timber to market. The mill could not compete with the growing number of mills in the state."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Lobstering

"At the same time urban markets welcomed this change of seafood. Steamboats were replacing the sailed boats and thus were better able to get the fresh…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 1 of 3

"A new breed of young designers burst on the scene producing clothing to suit the new burgeoning youth-oriented market."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Wabanaki Today

"The Festival is a market for selling baskets and other Wabanaki crafts, but it is also an opportunity for tribal members from far reaching…"

Historic Hallowell - Eastern Illustrating Company

"… folks chose the photo of what is now Boynton's market to be enlarged and displayed at the library. The photographs appear below."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - 1840 U.S. Census Questions

"What was the value of your market garden in 1839? 11. What was the value of the lumber obtained from the forest? Skins and furs? 12."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architect James Overlock

"New to the market were jig saws and circular saws, which were used to make decorative treatments in moldings, brackets, dentils, and window and…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A New Look at an Old Painting

"Historically – in its dynamic view of a coastal market town emerging from the frontier. Tree stumps are yet to be cleared from the field beyond the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"… transport the harvested timber to southern markets was by rail. The Central Maine Railroad stopped at Farmington, so several communities north of…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"The Main Coated Department had produced high gloss papers for many years and had been upgraded, but was still not equal to the market demands."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 195-277

"… Alonzo Raynes Penobscot Bridge illustration Market Hall Stricklands Block Stetson Block Anna Raynes Rufus Prince First Baptist Church Gordon…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Harris House, Bangor, ca. 1850

"… Olde Town & Millford Switch and crossing on Market Street." He drew the house as it looked before Samuel Veazie added a shed and made other…"