Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"… beginning to define itself, to one seasoned by war and experiencing spectacular economic, population, and geographic growth."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mourning Clothing

"Mourning customs relaxed during (or after) the First World War, when mourning was so widespread."

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

"1920Maine Historical Society During the World War I period (1914-1918) the wider, shorter skirts and peplum jackets worn by women in uniform or…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 1 of 3

"Two ankle length straight dresses in the MHS collection straddle the war years and early 1920s. The first is a lavender and white striped…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Square shouldered cape and suit ensemble, ca. 1943 - Page 1 of 3

"An avid world traveler, perhaps Lucile Atkinson Baker (1892-1976) wore the suit on one of her many trips."

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 2 of 2

"… history, and art (2019), Designing Acadia (2017), World War I and the Maine Experience (2017), Fashionable Maine: early twentieth century clothing…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… There is also a quotation at the bottom: “The world will little note what we say, but it can never forget what they did.” This is a quote from…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"Two of these wars, the Civil War and World War II were without question the costliest in terms of manpower and materiel."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden House Bar, 1837

"… he described his life and his observations of the world around him. He wrote that he had not intended to illustrate the journal, but did so because…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing, Bangor, ca. 1865

"… the illustration, "Of all the amusements in the world Dancing properly conducted is the most innocent, civil, cheapest, and respectable." View…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Welcome to Strong

"… was known as “The Largest Toothpick Center in the World,” due to the vision of Charles Forster, inventor of the machinery to mass-produce the wood…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Early in the century, as the demand for wooden ships decreased, most of Bath’s shipyards closed. World War I created an increased demand for ships…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"… 1919 to the Liberty Theatre, to honor the end of World War I. After the Liberty Theatre closed in 1923, the building then became the Liberty Garage…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… vane depicting a destroyer at the start of World War II. The newly built station served as a passenger station and freight depot for eighteen years…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"… of Strong were shipped to markets all over the world. Forster Manufacturing Co. Forster's Toothpick MillStrong Historical Society Charles…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"… employed a “Chinaman” on the other side of the world to put a large flat washer on the end and screw on a large nut."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 3 of 3

"Carroll's Auto Sales During World War II, General Motors was making just enough cars to stay in business because they were making tanks to help the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"1950Patten Free Library In the time of World War II, Bath became a busy town. Shipbuilders needed clothes, gloves, boots and more, and they turned…"

Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2

"1940Guilford Historical Society After World War Ⅱ, in 1947, Drapers Mill was founded by Fletcher Pride. It was built in 1947-1948."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 3 of 3

"All the plants managed to scrape by during the Depression, and when war broke out in 1941 they were all very busy with production of war goods."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"While the world remains in conflict in all corners and the global economy is as scary as it’s ever been, Guilford will survive."

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… from the olive-drab pessimism of the First World War, in 1918 people of Guilford gathered in the square and celebrated as they burned the Kaiser in…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"With the final product complete, many students are excited to share their exhibits with the world."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"… and at one point had the largest fleet in the world under a family flag. He came into town and got the idea that he wanted to build the hotel."