Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"Rationing Gas The OPA, the Office of Price Administration, was in charge of rationing, and it issued tips for rationing."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"… on Picket) Sweet Potatoes (bought at the moderate Price of 3 cts apeace) Oysters (Raw with pepper & Vinegar) Hoe Cake Salt Beef Etc etc etc etc So…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Incorporation

"For those who came between that date and January 1, 1794, the price was $50 for a 100 acre lot. (Hampden Historical Society 1976) Seventeen years…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… healthy amusement for all” could be had for the price of a dime. Today, nothing of the park remains."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"By the end of World War II, the woods and fields of Surry were free of these polluting items. When the war ended in August 1945, there was little…"

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

"Another way the postal service has changed is the price of the stamp. In 1825, the price of a stamp was only three cents. Today, it’s 44 cents."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 604-650

"… the effects of the Civil War on business and prices, his rustic furniture, profiles of his children, their educations, schools, vaccinations, and…"

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"Dalton Neal Interview on prices at Solomon's Part 2 of 2   Dalton Neal Interview on prices at Solomon's Part 1 of 2 Works Cited Lincoln…"

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"… money back then, compared to today’s property prices. Five hundred dollars would have probably been a lot back then for people, but now it is not…"

Lincoln, Maine - Cars, Model T

"… trucks use up gas has changed a lot, and the price of gas has changed too. Cars and trucks are made differently."

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"… and footwear for the entire family at reasonable prices. The store was first located on the south end of Main Street where the new building called…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"… and shiniest and I don’t feel like that is a good price, but she is old and she has helped me in the past, so I’ll give her a break."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mourning Clothing

"Reasonably priced silk did not become widely available until the late 19th century. By that time, middle-class social propriety had consolidated…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 4 of 6

"… townships and selling it at a respectable price was the proprietors’ ultimate goal. Advertisement regarding prosecution of rival land claims…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Joseph Mitchell and Mutual Store wagon, Bangor, 1865

"… that was used to buy goods in order to control prices. Martin wrote that some items were sold below what anyone else could sell them for, thereby…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… escalated to the point that the English placed a price on Rasle’s head and attempted three times to capture him."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… to school by horse for many more years, but as prices for cars became more reasonable, livery stables became obsolete."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 2 of 3

"Weighting was a treatment that helped reduce the price of silk, but caused it to quickly flake and split."

Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century

"… a high quality fashionable ready-made suit priced at $25.00 (approximately $700.00 in the year 2020). The cost of Mrs."

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

"… to make a wide range of pleasing and modest priced fabrics. Silk still held a place in fashion, but less expensive rayon, perceived as being…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 1 of 3

"Reasonably priced plain skirts, jackets, and blouses that became the norm for the working and active woman's everyday wear could be purchased…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1900-1930

"… a $3.50 black silk coat was marked on sale, priced at $1.98, and a similar looking satin lined black taffeta coat, called an Eton, was reduced from…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"After the Civil War, Aroostook County, in general, and Presque Isle, in particular, found economic prosperity in the starch industry."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… supply of timber for the mill and at a cheaper price. He approached the citizens of Washburn with the idea."