Keywords: Paved roads
Item 6573
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Belfast Media: Photographic print
Item 80500
Intersection of Main Street and Weld Street, Dixfield, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Dixfield Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Dixfield Media: Photographic print
Item 110479
White-Levy residence pool, pergola and nymphaeum, Lewisboro, NY, 1995-1996
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1995–1996 Location: Lewisboro Clients: Leon Levy; Shelby White Architect: Landscape Design Associates
Exhibit
Maine Streets: The Postcard View
Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.
Exhibit
For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1890
"… umbrella shown on Main Street, Lincoln, prior to paved roads; however, utility poles are present. The Civil War monument and Methodist Church are…"
Site Page
Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Student genealogy
"Fritz was reported to be the fastest paving stone cutter of his time. Dori Lemoine, one of Michael Fournier's 6-8th grade students, is a resident…"
Story
An enjoyable conference, Portland 2021
by John C. Decker, Danville, Pennsylvania
Some snippets from a 4-day conference by transportation historians in Portland, September 7-11, 2021