Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Mildred Thomas and Harold Sawyer, ca. 1910

"… as most of his pictures were landscapes, and very rarely included people. Sawyer gave the photograph to the Thomas family where it hung on the wall…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Flora Brooks, Lying in Repose, 1922

""Rarely will one find a man or woman so devoted to a cause as was Mrs. Brooks to the Farmington Public Library."

Hubbard Free Library

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Boston Public Library

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Iron Foundry

"It is very rare that a family became so involved in public affairs like the Fuller family did. The Hallowell Iron works manufactured brass castings…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 2 of 4

"These buttons are not rare or of especially high quality, but are reflective of the era's fashion for cameo jewelry."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Seaside Hall

"At that point in Swan's Island history, people rarely traveled outside of their own communities. A resident of Atlantic would rely on Atlantic…"

Historic Hallowell - Uniforms and Expenses

"… brown.The fabrics were made of mostly wool and rarely made of cotton because of its expense. The jacket had one or two rows of hard, steel buttons…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 12 of 13

"This was rare, but it was a feat of strength that gained an individual a reputation. Because the hoist can swivel on a post, the operator must keep a…"

Porter Memorial Library

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Jonathan Fisher Memorial

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Baldwin Historical Society

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Owls Head Transportation Museum

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 3 of 3

"This rare glass stereo view shows Abner Lowell seated atop Mount Washington at the center of a group of visitors to the summit."

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 1 of 3

"… modest small child’s dress in the collection is a rare eighteenth century survivor. With a square neck, pin tucked bodice, and short frilled edge…"

Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library

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Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"Whale oil is rarely used today, so modern whaling is mainly hunting the whales for food, as well as scientific research purposes."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"That architectural style was rarely seen in this area at that time. The building is considered elaborate because of the detail of how the stone was…"

Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"… X Letters to and from his wife and child were rare but it is clear that John was aware of national political events."

Lincoln, Maine - Frederick A. Edwards

"… songs, including “The Flag of 62.” He also had rare abilities like he was an inventor. He died of dehydration from diarrhea."

Colby College Special Collections

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Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"Fly Rod rarely directly referenced the Maine Central or narrow gauge railroad, instead she implied that people should use rail to access the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"… offered scheduled special trains along with rare discounted rates. G.A.R. PicnicStrong Historical Society The second objective was charity…"