Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Working in Maine

"Del enjoyed interacting with the animals and taking hiking trips. The other part of his job was working in the office. He did lots of paperwork."

Norcross Heritage Trust

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… hog and cattle markings, demonstrating that animal raising for sale and consumption was an important early industry to satisfy basic human needs…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… gates across their part of the road to keep farm animals from wandering. Very few residents could afford horses so walking was the primary means of…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"They grew their food, raised animals, fished and clammed. Schooners brought supplies to islanders, who shipped surplus produce such as potatoes back…"

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 1 of 2

"… artist remains unknown, the Day portrait was the work of Portland portrait painter Charles O. Cole. Lovell native Eastman Johnson was one of…"

Early Maine Photography - Art

"Others used photography to document their work and expose it to a wider audience. Individuals and families used the photographic medium to copy a…"

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2

"Of the painters, sculptors, and carvers who worked in the city, George Henry Bailey pursued the dual professions of artist and veterinarian."

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 2 of 2

"John Weeks worked as a joiner in Portland from 1837 to 1887, and his son William assisted him in the trade of finish carpentry for houses and…"

Early Maine Photography - MHS Early Maine Photography Collections

"… to both honor and document years of institutional work. Between 2016 and 2018, through support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services…"

Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"Wearing such a garment to protect his clothes indicates that Soule worked at a trade or in a factory, perhaps in the local textile mill."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

"… daguerreotype made to show the results of his work, thus creating a before and after pair of images."

Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers

"… of two lesser known Portland photographers whose work is represented in the Collection. Between 1856 and 1859 Rufus Adams made a portrait of a…"

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 1 of 2

"Probably the work of a Portland photographer, the skillfully composed portrait of Lucretia Day Sewall and five of her children is a striking image…"

Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"… of Bangor origin depict river drivers in their work clothes and spiked leather boots. In one of these images, two loggers exhibit the tools of…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"Starting work in a Topsham sawmill, he rose to become the largest ship owner in Maine and a successful merchant."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"While governor, Lincoln worked to settle the Northeastern Boundary Dispute with Great Britain in Maine’s favor."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 1 of 6

"… a web of reciprocal relationships among people, animals, resources, and kin. Individuals and communities had rights to particular places, but those…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Farming

"Farm animals were needed to do the heavy work such as plowing and also as transport of people from one part of the island to another."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Barnyard gate design, Bangor, 1867

"All animals should have air but this style of fence might be used with the best advantage on the north and up of the west side of the yard then…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"… of food for themselves as well as their domestic animals. They harvested salt hay as fodder for cattle and sheep and used the marsh for summer…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Years on Mt. Desert Island

"… along with the men in raising crops, tending the animals, preserving the food, spinning and weaving the clothing, cooking and tending the children."

Historic Hallowell - Nature's Bounty - Raw Material, Close at Hand

"… too a lot of people power and a lot of animal power. The 2 1/2 mile route along Outer Winthrop Street contained wetland and a steep grade."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"The men showed the animals, while the women showed off their handiwork. The Court House was used for the ladies reception and exhibition of foods…"