Maine Memory Network

Decorative vehicle plate, Waldoboro, ca. 1970

Contributed by: Waldoboro Fire Department Date: circa 1970 Location: Waldoboro Media: Metal

Deer Isle village, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Location: Deer Isle Media: Photoprint

Lincoln County through the Eastern Eye

The Penobscot Marine Museum’s photography collections include nearly 50,000 glass plate negatives of images for "real photo" postcards produced by the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast. This exhibit features postcards from Lincoln County.

Summer Folk: The Postcard View

Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"… included upholstery and the production of vehicle license plates. Inmates worked in gardens, first at a location adjoining the prison, and later on…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Bootleggers vs. Police

"… in violation of state laws X Maine License Plate, 1921 Courtesy of Drew Masterson, originally from Mr. and Mrs. James M."