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Item 18502

Bangor and Aroostook Railroad train, Aroostook County, ca. 1990

Bangor and Aroostook Railroad train, Aroostook County, ca. 1990

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1990 Media: Photographic print

Item 74755

Tree on car, Auburn, 1943

Tree on car, Auburn, 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1943-11-23 Location: Auburn Media: Photographic print

Item 35447

Loading telephone poles, Masardis, ca. 1895

Loading telephone poles, Masardis, ca. 1895

Contributed by: D'Anne Baillargeon through Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library Date: circa 1895 Location: Masardis Media: Glass Negative

Online Exhibits

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Reddy Kilowatt lapel pin, ca. 1955

Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

Exhibit

Portland letter carriers, December 1926

The Public Face of Christmas

Christmas, a Christian holiday observed by many Mainers, has a very public, seasonal face that makes it visible to those of all beliefs.

Exhibit

Main Street, Bar Harbor, ca. 1910

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.

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Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1890

Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1890

"… Street, Lincoln, prior to paved roads; however, utility poles are present. The Civil War monument and Methodist Church are visible in the…"

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Asticou Inn employees, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1910

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"… a personal campaign to curtail the number of utility poles and transfer stations leading into Asticou."

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Academy Street ice damage, Hallowell, 1998

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 2

"13. 35,000 wooden utility poles were crushed and crumpled by the weight of the ice. 14. Roughly 700,000 of Maine's 1.2 million residents were without…"