Maine Memory Network

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"The wide range of amusements included a bowling alley, a dance hall, a merry-go-round, swings, a shooting gallery, a baseball throw, exhibit booths…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aerial Photography

"Gannett was an innovator in the field, highlighting local interest stories with heavy illustration. Further, technological advancements during World…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"In its prime it was the host for an inordinately wide array of spectacles. In summer, the Casino transformed itself into the Bar Harbor Playhouse…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 2 of 2

"On the white lace summer dress, a shoulder-wide lace panel covers and hangs over the entire bodice front."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Just to the south of the center of downtown, BIW purchased some of Maine Central R.R.’s property and removed the 19th-century passenger station."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"It is a fireproof structure made of limestone and bricks with a granite foundation. There are columns at its entrance to define the curved front…"

Acadian Archives

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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…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"He also visits schools and libraries and reads kids his stories. Many of Stephen King's readers recognize Maine because he is from Maine and has…"