Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"Blue tokens were for canned goods and red tokens were for things like meat, fish, butter, fat, and dairy goods."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 2 of 3

"… about 25 farm trucks at once and they were all red and white. Those trucks cost about $1,700 each so we made a lot of money that day! It took three…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid Twentieth Century

"Mid Twentieth Century Nylon dress with red accents, ca. 1955Maine Historical Society There is little in the collection to tell of the War…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 1 of 3

"… plaid cotton searsucker maxi skirt, and a white cotton pique skirt printed with an stylized design of navy, red, and green large bold poppies."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 3 of 4

"… include: a green and white warp print dress, with red and pink floral print, pagoda sleeves, and double layered skirt; a blue, black and white…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"Toxins accumulate in mussels and clams during a red tide and can cause paralytic shellfish poisoning in consumers."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… garage at 8 Asticou Way informally named "The Red House" (because of its red aluminum siding installed in the 1960s) on the former site of the big…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"… at the Kebo Club? Join the Improved Order of Red Men Society? Visit the Wabanaki encampment and meet real Indians? Mount Desert Reading…"

Historic Hallowell - Industrial Recources

"… or a block of wood, and the Oker was used to mark red chalk on wood. The Racing Knife marked or shaped a cut of an object."

Historic Hallowell - Sweat on the Kennebec ~ Hallowell Steam and Boom Company

"… ca.1890Hubbard Free Library Raftsmen often in red shirts, stood on little platforms at either end of the raft as they drifted with the tide…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of East New Portland

"… a natural playground for those attending the Old Red Schoolhouse that was nearby. The bridge was never painted and over time acquired its natural…"

Life on a Tidal River - Fashion of the '40s

"Grey Lady Uniform, Bangor, ca. 1942 Gray, red cross ladies uniformBangor Historical Society The use of rubber was also banned during war time, so as…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 2 of 3

"Red deer processing 85 cents per pound dressed; inspection charge is included to kill. Buffalo/bison processing is 40 cents per pound dressed, $100…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"… farm; silver, which was most popular, black, and red. Fox farms were invented so people could sell the pelts for a profit."

West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association

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Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 1 of 3

"… block printed with a brown background, with a red (madder) and blue (indigo) floral pattern. It bears a label, stating "1779."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 3 of 3

"… slim evening dress is made of a gold flecked red and green paisley print nylon chiffon. It features thick yellow yarn and gold lurex braid edging…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"… a large boarding house, a store, twelve houses on Red Row for their workers’ families, a stable and two barns."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"… built a boarding house, a store, twelve houses on Red Row Street for their workers' families, a stable and two barns."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"… breeze, creating colorful curtains of blue, red, and green. Wabanakis often camped near a narrow stretch of shallow coastal water where they built…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"… Harbor Main Street in the 20th century Red Cross Car and Trailer, Main Street, Northeast Harbor, 1947Northeast Harbor Library By 1910…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Carolyn Stone

"… with knitting and volunteering for the American Red Cross during both World War I and World War II."

Thomaston Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"In 1901 the Red Bridge was built near this location. Isaac Gleason was considered the pioneer of Mexico Corner."