Maine Memory Network

Westbrook Historical Society

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Maine Historical Society

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

"In 1886, William Henry Alley, an amateur photographer, took this picture of two canneries at the beginning of Commercial Street in Lubec."

Otisfield Historical Society

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Sanford-Springvale Historical Society

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United Society of Shakers

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Rumford Area Historical Society

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Bangor Public Library

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"Jewelry makers, painters, photographers, wood-carvers, knitters, crocheters, spinners, weavers all offer their wares at these events."

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"J: I notice in the photograph that you had a very nice crown. Did someone make it for you? S: Well, I don’t know who made it; whether it was Noni…"

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

"… skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement Photograph of a portrait of Colonel James Swan, 1795 X The beginnings of European settlement of Swan’s…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"Photographer Marshall Slade documented their activities. Champlain Society Records and Yacht Log, Mount Desert Island, 1881Mount Desert Island…"

Dyer Library/Saco Museum

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Blake Library Special Collections, UMFK

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Westport Island History Committee

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Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"The next day, spectators and photographers flocked to the site of the wreck: 10,000 people were estimated to have viewed the wreckage, and…"

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"As the town grew, the downtown business district began to thrive. Farmington became a busy hub for noted doctors and attorneys."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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