Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Industry and Immigrants-A Changing Community

"… and Immigrants-A Changing Community Workers in Wiler's Oil Cloth Factory.Hubbard Free Library When the railroad came to Hallowell in 1851 it…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 8 of 13

"Workers there would unload the full barrels and put the empty barrels (empties) back onto the truck."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Declines - 1857 to 1861

"Many houses along the waterfront boarded shipyard workers. John Bailey to Edward E. O'Brien, Thomaston, 1861Thomaston Historical Society At the…"

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

"… in great numbers, employing large numbers of workers and tradesmen. Business was so good the two men were known as two of only seven millionaires…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"During the busy years, the increase in workers had a visible result on the island; there were boarding houses, boardwalks, sidewalks, hotels…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"When summer came, workers would take the ice down south by ship where they could use it to keep things cold, so produce, meats, and dairy goods would…"

Thomaston Historical Society

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"Dunstan Observation Post, Scarborough, ca. 1950Scarborough Historical Society & Museum During World War II, Scarborough residents were involved on…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"The workers used splitting forks and pick poles to line up the blocks that were lifted by the steam hoist."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"The workers used splitting forks and pick poles to line up the blocks that were lifted by the steam hoist."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"During the season workers came from Campobello, Grand Manan, Deer Island, and towns throughout Washington County, many living in rows of company…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"The work was demanding, with no set hours. Workers rushed to the factory whenever the whistle blew. The conditions were dismal."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… rain caused the soil to give way and the exposed workers abandoned their effort under fire from the men in the garrison."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"City workers took a 12.5 percent pay cut, and Bangor actively sought participation in every federal program to spur employment."

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

"… Fernwood Grange, the Farm Bureau, and the Willing Workers. Bridge Clubs were also popular. Houses were cleaned from top to bottom in order to…"

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

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

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"Mr. Park was an active temperance worker and an able correspondent of the local papers. An excerpt from his diary reads: I packed my goods, loaded…"

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

"Because of the increase of population, railroad workers felt that Stockholm needed its own railroad."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"She employed several workers to wash and iron the rusticators' clothing. Erlrie Holmes operated a clothing store and lived in the back with his…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"Shipyard workers, like sailors of the time, were fueled by a daily ration of grog, served at eleven o’clock."

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"This included skilled nurses, social workers, home health aides, and physical, occupational, and speech therapists."

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

"Warren Clark was a consistent and persistent hard worker and the New Portland Water District still serves part of the North Village."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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