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Item 11296

Katahdin from Golden Road, 1987

Contributed by: Baxter State Park Date: 1987 Location: Mt. Katahdin Twp. Media: Photographic print

Item 18173

Maine Baking Delivery Trucks, Auburn, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: circa 1940 Location: Auburn Media: Photographic print

Item 108640

Androscoggin River from Barron Hill, Topsham, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Topsham Media: Glass Plate Negative

Online Exhibits

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Mary King Scrimgeour dress, Lewiston, ca. 1895

Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

Exhibit

Southern Cross commemorative print, ca. 1928

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.

Exhibit

Riverside Hotel, at Popham Beach, Phippsburg, ca. 1910

Sagadahoc County through the Eastern Eye

The Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast, Maine. employed photographers who traveled by company vehicle through New England each summer, taking pictures of towns and cities, vacation spots and tourist attractions, working waterfronts and local industries, and other subjects postcard recipients might enjoy. The cards were printed by the millions in Belfast into the 1940s.

Site Pages

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… at Candia, New Hampshire in 1941 and received a golden pass for his fifty years of service. Summers were spent living alone and winters with…"

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Millinocket Fire Department

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Governor Bodwell Steamboat, Swan's Island, ca. 1920

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… and shipbuilding led the state of Maine into its “Golden Economic Age” in the 1850s, as demand for Maine products grew and statewide population…"