Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"… shop and quickly spread to the harness shop, paint shop and woodshop. The facility was completely destroyed."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"Randlett. The ice cream shop still remains, now known as the Dark Harbor Shop. Dark Harbor Post Office, Islesboro, ca."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"Painters were needed to varnish and paint the ship’s topsides and hulls. Hoop makers were needed to produce hoops to be sewn to the sails so they…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook GP-38, Presque Isle, 1991

"The engine sports the paint scheme developed in the 1970s. Note the white lines and numbers that were added to an earlier test scheme."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 9 of 13

"… Isle, 1945Presque Isle Historical Society This painting by Richard Ellery is well known to Presque Isle residents."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… selling dry and fancy goods, boots, crockery, paints, groceries, confectionery, etc. There were also two mining companies, the Blue Hill Bay…"

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

"The painting is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. As upset as he was with the "negative" changes in society and…"

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

"Oftentimes, sand was applied with paint to imitate the texture of stone. Both Mount Vernon and Monticello have this feature."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Fales Edgarton House

"… dwellings were mainly storey-and-a-half un-painted capes, surrounding a central chimney. It is fairly certain that David Fales, 2nd in 1786, built…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"Slate was used for roofs, floors, paints, and blackboards. Plaster was used for making and fixing walls."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… and the bricks that make up the outer facade are painted green, yellow, and tan. The Church Block is a three-story building."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Division Street School, Bangor, 1865

"… of the street in the rear of the Resivoir, House painted chrome yellow with yellow curtains The wood shed & out house fence Rough boards no paint…"

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… covers the caramel it was originally before being painted white. Terry's Chevron StationPatten Free Library With the beginning of the age of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Revenue gunboat "Mahoning," Bangor, 1864

"… was all plain and of the very best material and painted & varnished and clean as a penny." View additional information about this item on the…"

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

"… them to keep the seawater from damaging the paint. This film was so hard to get off it was unbelievable."

Lincoln, Maine - Roger Weatherbee of Lincoln in his P-51 H fighter plane, 1946

"… of a room in the Lincoln Historical Museum with a painting of the high school behind it. View additional information about this item on the Maine…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

"Carved and painted into the buttons are various designs: lines and dots, animals, words, the faces of coins, and more."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Rustic furniture, Bangor, 1865

"… a few loafers and furthermore black ink or water paint does not represent their natural color." He wrote that it took him 6 days to create the arm…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Primary and intermediate school, Bangor, 1865

"… school superintending committee had the building painted a light yellow. Martin, an accountant and shopkeeper, and his wife, Clara Cary Martin…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4

"… production stations (welding, wood, machine, and paint shops) and exit on the other side of the building a finished fire truck ready for delivery."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 4 of 4

"… cloud of white dresses in Claude Monet’s 1866-67 painting titled Women in the Garden. Another white organdie, a ball dress, with short frill…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "A Little Daisy," Katahdin Iron Works, 1890

"… brother often came to my chamber to see me draw & paint the Iron works & I soon found he had a natural tact for drawing." Martin was writing and…"

Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"… have worked hard to keep the building in shape by painting it, making repairs, and keeping the grounds in shape."