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Item 10879
Title: Silas W. Taber's business card, c. 1900
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum
Date: circa 1900
Location: Houlton
Media: Businss card
Item 76133
Title: Horatio Jose on Portland business opportunities, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1863-11-09
Location: Portland; New Orleans; Boston; Worcester
Media: Ink on paper
Item 35712
Title: W.H. Hobbs letter on business college, Bangor, 1866
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1866-05-30
Location: Bangor
Media: Ink on paper
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Item 54489
Item 54512
Address: 343-349 Forest Avenue, Portland
Owner in 1924: Miles B. Mank Motor Car Company
Use: Oil House
Item 54513
Exhibits Showing 3 of 15 View All
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The Taber farm wagon was an innovative design that was popular on New England farms. It made lifting potato barrels onto a wagon easier and made more efficient use of the horse's work. These images glimpse the life work of its inventor, Silas W. Taber of Houlton, and the place of his invention in the farming community
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"We are growing to be somewhat cosmopolitan…" Waterville in 1911
Between 1870 and 1911, Waterville more than doubled in size, becoming a center of manufacturing, transportation, and the retail trade and offering a variety of entertainments for its residents.
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This collection of images portrays many buildings in Sanford and Springvale. The images were taken around the turn of the twentieth century.
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Site
Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay
A history of one of Maine’s many populated islands. The site was created by a team consisting of representatives from Islesboro Historical Society, Islesboro Central School, and the Alice L. Pendleton Library. Early settlements, businesses and cottage industries, schools, water transportation, and summer resorts are the topics covered.
Site
Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870
A history of Maine's Swedish Colony in Aroostook County. Project partners include Caribou Public Library, Maine Swedish Colony, New Sweden School, New Sweden Historical Society, Nylander Museum, and Stockholm Historical Society. In addition to a substantive history of the Colony generally, exhibit topics cover specific family histories, Olof Nylander, mills and homes in Stockholm, hand tools, railroads, and more.
Site
The history of a northern Maine community as told by an array of local institutions and organizations. Site contributors include University of Maine at Presque Isle, Presque Isle Historical Society, Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library, Presque Isle Middle School. Some of the topics include historic buildings, potato farming, transportation and the Aroostook Valley Railroad.