Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - High Street Bridge, Lincoln, ca. 1903

"This was built after the wooden bridge washed out by a Spring flood in 1902. The large white building on the right is the Plumly Building, home of…"

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 2 of 3

"… were destroyed, along with one bridge that was washed away. Pieces of homes, trees, and bundles of lumber floated down the river."

Presque Isle: The Star City - The History of Laundry, Aroostook County Style - Page 2 of 2

"As Rena grew older, she helped. Washing the clothes took two to three hours. Some women also did laundry for other people, such as neighbors and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - The History of Laundry, Aroostook County Style - Page 1 of 2

"Each piece of clothing had to be done individually. Once a piece of clothing was washed, she wrung it to get out all the excessive water."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Wharf, Store and Blacksmith Shop

"… Knox was also to provide “board, lodging, and washing, but not their liquor.” Later, in 1801, Jacobs took out a lease on the blacksmith shop and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "A Little Daisy," Katahdin Iron Works, 1890

"… cakes &co & found time to attend school, also washed & done up the family clothing. Her younger brother often came to my chamber to see me draw &…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 2 of 4

"Nylon's crease resistant, wash and drip-dry qualities were novel and exciting at that time. "Betty Barclay Frock," ca."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"Mrs. Lermond was washed overboard and her body floated to Camp Ellis. For years, lobster fishermen knew that area of Stratton Island as the old wreck."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel

"She fixed up the building, did all the baking and washing herself, and held regular dances before and after the war."

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"A new bridge was built until 1901, when a flood washed it out. Another bridge was built higher this time but in 1936, that bridge was washed out by a…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… feet of mud in the inner harbor is mostly sawdust washed into it from the sawmills. In Blue Hill some of the shipyard owners included the Holts…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"… posted in the residence area, which included: “Washing clothes in the bathtubs is not allowed. The laundry is for such purposes.” “Do not…"

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

"… Stream in Stockholm to replace the wooden one washed out in the flood of 1923. In the early 1920’s the Odd Fellows built a large Hall and operated…"

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

"Activities included: cooking, tending children, washing and mending clothes, skinning and stretching hides, braiding sweetgrass, preparing ash…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

"The buttons are small and large, some washed, some still packed with dirt. Some white, some brown, some colorful- many shapes, many sizes, many…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… the boom chain that held logs broke, and the logs washed over the dam during high water, smashing nearly every window in the first two stories of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4

"Silt from rivers and streams washed into low-lying, protected tidal estuaries and began to build up."

Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings

"… Historical Society owns Wilkinson’s pencil and wash drawing of Mansion House alterations made during this period. In 1899 Harry C."

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…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"The covered bridge was first washed away by the spring flood of 1843. Many years later in 1857, due to Mother Nature, the bridge had been destroyed…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… Dutch cinematographer, slipped and fell from a cliff to his death at Schooner Head. His body was washed out to sea. Sources and Works Cited..."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 4 of 4

"… dip nets” and noting they were also called “wash nets in this locality.” (P. 459). He observed dip nets used to take the fish out of the brine, so…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"… the only water supply for drinking, bathing, and washing clothes. Because of the lack of very clean drinking water and proper food supply, many…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"I only have a few breaks in my day. I wash blankets and sheets, clean bathrooms, sweep, and also clean the guests' rooms."