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Historical Items

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Item 74854

Electric shock first-aid poster, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Media: Ink on paper

Item 74853

Electrical first-aid booklet, 1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1915 Media: Ink on paper

Online Exhibits

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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.

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Washington County Through Eastern's Eye

Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.

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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 Pages

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Lincoln, Maine - Cars, Model T

"The size and the way cars and/or trucks use up gas has changed a lot, and the price of gas has changed too. Cars and trucks are made differently."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"… a motor court with the advent of World War II and gas rationing, and the Government converted the units to housing for South Portland shipyard…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Soon Farmington had a gas station on Main Street. Yet, as quickly as the town changed, much remained the same."

My Maine Stories

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History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars