Maine Memory Network
Maine's Online Museum

Title: Corner of Mason and Maine Streets, Brunswick, c. 1890

Contributed by: Pejepscot Historical Society

Date: circa 1890

Location: Brunswick

Media: Photograph, print

Title: Stratton, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society

Date: circa 1920

Location: Stratton

Media: Black and white photograph

Title: Depot Street, Kingfield, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Stanley Museum

Date: circa 1895

Location: Kingfield

Media: Black & White Photograph

Address: 67 Mayo Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Passageway from 67 Mayo Street to 96 Smith Street

Use: Passage

Address: 130 Pine Street, Portland

Use: Passage

Address: 131 Preble Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Texas Company (Preble Street Station)

Use: Pump House

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.

KVVTI's Gilman Street Campus, 1978-1986

The Gilman Street building began its life in 1913 as Waterville High School, but served from 1978 to 1986 as the campus of Kennebec Valley Vocational Technical Institute. The building helped the school create a sense of community and an identity.

History in Motion: The Era of the Electric Railways

Street railways, whether horse-drawn or electric, required the building of trestles and tracks. The new form of transportation aided industry, workers, vacationers, and other travelers.

Seashore Trolley Museum

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

Bath's Historic Downtown

The history of downtown Bath as created by the students of Bath Middle School, with assistance from members of the Sagadahoc History & Genealogy Room at the Patten Free Library and Bath Historical Society. Seventeen exhibits examine various historic blocks in the downtown section of the city.

Lincoln, Maine

The history of a long-time mill town as depicted by seventh and eighth grade students at Mattanawcook Junior High School, with help from Lincoln Historical Society and Lincoln Memorial Library. The site includes exhibits on the paper industry, founding fathers, wartime Lincoln, Main Street, influential institutions, and communication and transportation.