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Item 57204

Road crew on horse-drawn road grader, Strong, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Strong Media: Glass Negative

Item 10917

Wangon Road near Caribou, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1895 Location: Caribou Media: Photographic print

Item 50235

Orphans doing road work, Hinckley, ca. 1920

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1920 Location: Fairfield Media: Lantern slide

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 148198

Opportunity Farm cow barn end framing, New Gloucester, ca. 1945

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1945 Location: New Gloucester Client: Opportunity Farm Association Architect: University of Maine Cooperative Extension Work in Agriculture

Item 110473

Stonecroft pool and service court, Falmouth, 1999-2001

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1999–2001 Location: Falmouth Clients: Tom Tureen; Susan Tureen Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Item 111526

Bisharat residence elevations, Chebeague Island, 2001-2004

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2001–2004 Location: Chebeague Island Clients: Suhail Bisharat; Leila Bisharat Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson, Architect

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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Portland civil engineers surveying Pearl Street sewer, Portland, 1887

From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album

William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.

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Maine Streets: The Postcard View

Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.

Site Pages

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Old Canada Road Historical Society

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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

"Even as roads began to improve in the 1930s, farmers would keep a horse and wagon as backup. Aviation fever came to Scarborough in 1926 when Chester…"