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Item 11673

Contributed by: The General Henry Knox Museum Date: 1796 Location: Thomaston; Charlestown Media: Mahogany

Item 15755

Worster House card, Hallowell, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Hallowell Media: Ink on paper

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Item 6616

Elks Lodge dining room, Houlton, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Putting Men to Work, Saving Trees

While many Mainers were averse to accepting federal relief money during the Great Depression of the 1930s, young men eagerly joined the Civilian Conservation Corps, one of President Franklin Roosevelt's most popular programs. The Maine Forest Service supervised the work of many of the camps.

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Trustees' Office, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, ca. 1915

In Time and Eternity: Shakers in the Industrial Age

"In Time and Eternity: Maine Shakers in the Industrial Age 1872-1918" is a series of images that depict in detail the Shakers in Maine during a little explored time period of expansion and change.

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Working Women of the Old Port

Women at the turn of the 20th century were increasingly involved in paid work outside the home. For wage-earning women in the Old Port section of Portland, the jobs ranged from canning fish and vegetables to setting type. A study done in 1907 found many women did not earn living wages.

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Arthur Moore's Ice House, Hallowell, ca. 1940

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"… today!” “If people wanted ice they would put this card in the window showing how much ice they wanted; a ten cent block or a twenty cent block."

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond ~ A Family Affair

"… today! If people wanted ice they would put this card in the window showing how much ice they wanted; a ten cent block or a twenty cent block."

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"Card tables were set up and large groups of people would show up to join in the games. The Chase Hall in town also served as a place for people to…"