Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"These tools were very critical for lumberjacks. Lumber Capital There were many key factors that led Bangor to become the lumber capital of the…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"Each workman furnished his own tools, all of which were sold at the store of William Coggins. The Civil War With an 1860 population of 1319 (the…"

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"As time went on, the machines and tools were upgraded and the company expanded for about 10 years, then it burned down."

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… including cider mills, axes, scythes, and other tools. Wood products including window sashes, caskets, shovel handles continued to be manufactured…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… by clicking on the picture then using the zoom tool. These photographs were taken with an early black-and-white instant Polaroid camera."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… founders in 1776, lacking a “chain”, the tool used to measure land, staked out property lines using basswood bark, The “men measured off six…"

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

"… the workers have soldering irons, the essential tool of their trade. Judging from the description of who did what in the can-making departments in…"

Acadian Archives

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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