Maine Memory Network

Swasey advertising blotter, Portland, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Biddeford High School Exhibition Advertisement, ca. 1900

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

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335-341 Allen Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Charles L Hayes Style: Vernacular Use: Dwelling & Store

62-64 India Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Morris Lewis Use: Stable-Storage

A Riot of Words: Ballads, Posters, Proclamations and Broadsides

Imagine a day 150 years ago. Looking down a side street, you see the buildings are covered with posters and signs.

Fashion for the People: Maine's Graphic Tees

From their humble beginnings as undergarments to today's fashion runways, t-shirts have evolved into universally worn wardrobe staples. Original graphic t-shirts, graphic t-shirt quilts, and photographs trace the 102-year history of the garment, demonstrating how, through the act of wearing graphic tees, people own a part of history relating to politics, social justice, economics, and commemorative events in Maine.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Hotel Willows, Farmington, ca. 1910

"This shows the Hotel Willows in landscaped setting, and provides details of the Willows amenities as well as the glories of Farmington. The card…"

Maine and the Civil War - Offer for war battle images, Houlton, ca. 1862

"… and Art Museum Description A poster advertises the Pierce Brothers' Civil War stereoscopticon images depicting scenes from the war."

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.

North Atlantic Blues Festival
by Paul Benjamin

The history of the North Atlantic Blues Festival