Keywords: St. Jean Baptiste 1890
Item 18402
Alfred Auger as St-Jean-Baptiste, 1890
Contributed by: Franco-American Collection Date: 1890 Location: Lewiston; Auburn Media: Photographic print
Item 18522
St-Jean-Baptiste portrayal, 1890
Contributed by: Franco-American Collection Date: circa 1890 Location: Lewiston; Auburn; Poland Media: oil
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.
