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Title: Saturday shopping, Farmington, c. 1915

Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF

Date: circa 1915

Location: Farmington

Media: black and white photograph

Title: Main Street in Northeast Harbor, ca. 1980

Contributed by: Northeast Harbor Library

Date: circa 1980

Location: Northeast Harbor

Media: photograph

Title: get real. get maine! potato bag, Caribou, c. 1980

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum

Location: Caribou

Media: paper

Address: 244 Forest Avenue, Portland

Owner in 1924: Josephine L. Dalton

Use: Mercantile

Address: 289 Forest Avenue, Portland

Owner in 1924: Hersey Corporation

Use: Store

Address: 351-353 Forest Avenue, Portland

Owner in 1924: Frank W. Sparrow

Use: Mercantile

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.

"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.

A Tour of Sanford in 1900

This collection of images portrays many buildings in Sanford and Springvale. The images were taken around the turn of the twentieth century.

L.L. Bean Corporate Archives

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

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea

The history of a town on the northern bank of the St. George River, as told by representatives from Thomaston Historical Society, Thomaston Public Library, Montpelier: the General Henry Knox Museum, and students from Georges Valley High School. Architecture, General Knox, the Civil War, the Great Depression, and the state prison are some of the topics covered.

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.