Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"“Thank you,” I said. I walk back to shoes and pick out the shiniest, black shoes I can find. They fit perfectly! I find one skirt and one shirt that…"

Old Berwick Historical Society

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village

"A short distance from the girst mill was a shoe shop owned by John Metcalf. At one time the shoe shop had a tannery connected to it operated by H.C."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 3 of 3

"… to Maine: There to Here X Other than shoes, there were a lot of things that my parents did not have, like an indoor toilet."

L.L. Bean Corporate Archives

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 1 of 4

"Perhaps worn with white wide-heeled shoes and a neat little hat, set at the side of the head, the suit ensemble resembles those seen in many 1930s…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - A Man's Life in a Suitcase

"1920Mexico Historical Society His baby shoes, birth certificate, his mother's picture, and his high school athletic letter were found in the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"… worsted hose (stockings), hats, caps, boots and shoes. Crops exhibited and judged, included: wheat, barley, corn and flax, along with hives of…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 2 of 3

"… States and my parents couldn’t afford to buy shoes, so walking made their feet bleed and dirty."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"Davis Hatch had a business selling boots and shoes at 116 Front Street. When Hatch died, his son took over the business. Lewis E."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 3 of 4

"… the collection also includes the black high heel shoes that completed the outfit. Capped sleeve dress, ca."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"… various shops, a sailmaking loft, a boot and shoe factory, a clothing factory and today serves as the showroom for the Maine State Prison."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"… Society In 1871 Edward O’Brien established a shoe factory in the Carr O’Brien Block at the Upper Corner to boost the flagging economy."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"Once cut, horses and oxen, shod in bog shoes, hauled the harvested hay to staddles. To increase acreage yields, large-scale diking was undertaken."

Lincoln, Maine - Osgood's Store

"… “Cove” room, the “Little Folks” section, and the shoe department (located in the center of the store), the sportswear section, and the jewelry and…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… every description: lumber, paper, flour, leather, shoes, toothpicks, bowling pins, clothespins, shingles, barrels, tool handles."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

"Shoe boxes and small pouches filled with various buttons were crammed into the shopping bag. Glass jars and minuscule handmade envelopes- all filled…"

Windham Historical Society

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Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"… covered by tree branches, which ripped up their shoes and their feet. The men were catching various diseases, like rheumatism, poisoning from the…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"… factory, tin, steel and iron-worker, boot and shoe maker(2),carpenter, physician and surgeon, fruit grower, dealers in livestock, and a few years…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… Point, who ran their own businesses, including shoe and harness repair. Summer residents began to buy their own property and built family homes…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"… 60 Horses and Mules; A large lot of Boots & shoes; cloth ect. ect. I can assure you that Maine has got its name up during this campaign and so high…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… sales of groceries, sporting goods, boots and shoes. Leslie Adkins wagon shop was built to paint and repair wagons."