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Historical Items

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Item 80697

John Edward Barry's baby shoes, ca. 1920

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

Item 19548

Shoe form for repairing shoes, Stockholm. c. 1930

Contributed by: Stockholm Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Stockholm Media: Steel

Item 6647

The home of Golden Rule Shoes, Freeport, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Freeport Media: Chromolithograph

Tax Records

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Item 35761

2-8 Brown Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Albert S Rines Use: Stores & Offices

Item 38934

557 Congress Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Hutchinson Shoe Co. Use: Mercantile

Item 70060

36-38 Pearl Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Shoe Manufacturing Company Use: Factory

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 109109

Penobscot Shoe Company building, Old Town, 1952-1954

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1952–1954 Location: Old Town Client: Penobscot Shoe Company Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Item 109235

Penobscot Shoe warehouse, Old Town, ca. 1947

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1947 Location: Old Town; Old Town Client: Penobscot Shoe Company Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Item 109763

Alteration and Additions to Factory Building for Lunn & Sweet Shoe Co., Auburn, 1916-1919

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1916–1919 Location: Auburn Client: Lunn and Sweet Shoe Company Architect: Harry S. Coombs

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

Exhibit

John Y. Merrill: Leeds Farmer, Entrepreneur, & More

John Y. Merrill of Leeds (1823-1898) made terse entries in diaries he kept for 11 years. His few words still provide a glimpse into the life of a mid 18th century farmer, who also made shoes, quarried stone, moved barns, made healing salves -- and was active in civic affairs.

Exhibit

The Arrival of Winter

The astronomical arrival of winter -- also known as the winter solstice -- marks the year's shortest day and the season of snow and cold. It usually arrives on December 21.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Historic Hallowell - Cotton Mill & Johnson Shoe Citations

"1975: N. pag. Potter, Betty. “Hallowell Shoe Industry Booms.” Kennebec Journal 1930: N. pag. Potter, Betty."

Site Page

Historic Hallowell - The Johnson Shoe Bros.

"The Johnson Shoe Bros. The Jarnes-Hamburger Factory closed down, Twin Johnson Brothers soon found, A building made from wood with a brick…"

Site Page

Historic Hallowell - The Cotton Mill & The Johnson Shoe Company

"The Cotton Mill & The Johnson Shoe Company These days, there aren’t many major factories in our communities."

My Maine Stories

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Story

My paper making history
by Rick Simoneau

The history of my grandfather, father, and I working in the mills instilled a sense of community

Story

Aurore Morin & Huguette Paquette: immigrating to Biddeford
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

The experience of a young mother and her teenage sister making the transition from Quebec to Maine.

Story

Jim Murphy-living a multi-dimensional life
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project

Life influences: Irish/Quebec ancestry, seminary, Navy, community businesses and organizations.