Keywords: Test equipment
Item 74522
Portable electric test meter, ca. 1912
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1912 Media: Wood, metal, glass
Item 35274
Biddeford Fire Department test by mill buildings, 1909
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1909 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
The Schooner Bowdoin: Ninety Years of Seagoing History
After traveling to the Arctic with Robert E. Peary, Donald B. MacMillan (1874-1970), an explorer, researcher, and lecturer, helped design his own vessel for Arctic exploration, the schooner <em>Bowdoin,</em> which he named after his alma mater. The schooner remains on the seas.
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.
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4
"… spelling test.” Today, students are regularly tested from kindergarten up until high school (as well as college if attended.) The tests are taken…"
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals
"In almost every modern hospital it is easy to do testing on blood for diseases, illnesses, etc. In earlier times, if someone had an internal disease…"
Story
Translating 1890 Passamaquoddy Wax Cylinders
by Dwayne Tomah
Dwayne Tomah (Passamaquoddy) discusses the importance of 1890 recordings
Story
Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis
The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.
