Keywords: gentleman's
Item 16015
Country Gentleman Potatoes, Washburn, ca. 1960
Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1960 Location: Washburn Media: Paper
Item 17163
Bangor and Aroostook Train Station, 1908
Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: 1908 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print
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Maine's ample woods historically provided numerous game animals and birds for hunters seeking food, fur, or hides. The promotion of hunting as tourism and concerns about conservation toward the end of the nineteenth century changed the nature of hunting in Maine.
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Harry Lyon: An Old Sea Dog Takes to the Air
Through a chance meeting, Harry Lyon of Paris Hill became the navigator on the 1928 flight of the Southern Cross, the first trans-Pacific flight. His skill as a navigator, despite his lack of experience, was a key factor on the flight's success.
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John Martin: Expert Observer - George Francis Train, Bangor, 1866
"… and principles throwing away the principles of a gentleman ..." Martin added, "This gentleman was invited to come up and fire up the Irish and get…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Arvida Hayford, Bangor, ca. 1867
"He wrote of Hayford, "The gentleman below has been noted as the hero of profligacy in Bangor for 25 years."
