Keywords: Mechanical repairs
Item 28713
Temporary repairs to the Locomobile Steamer, ca. 1911
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1911 Media: Photographic print
Item 29060
Irving Auto Company/Tydol Gas Station, Biddeford, 1930
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1930 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 109123
Limestone Air Force Base aircraft maintenance & repair shop, Limestone, 1947-1951
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1947–1951 Location: Limestone Client: United States Air Force Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
Exhibit
A Celebration of Skilled Artisans
The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, an organization formed to promote and support skilled craftsmen, celebrated civic pride and members' trades with a parade through Portland on Oct. 8, 1841 at which they displayed 17 painted linen banners with graphic and textual representations of the artisans' skills.
Exhibit
Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.
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"… Maine Charitable Mechanics Maine Charitable Mechanic Association Click to see all of the Maine Charitable Mechanics Banners Founded in…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood
"Chester’s mechanical and creative ability likely came through his father’s family. Zina was a bridge builder, a wagon & carriage builder and a…"
Story
Florence Ahlquist Link's WWII service in the WAVES
by Earlene Ahlquist Chadbourne
Florence Ahlquist, age 20, was trained to repair the new aeronautical cameras by the US Navy in WWII
Story
Learning to fly and instructing cadets at West Point during WWII
by Vera Cleaves
West Point during World War II
