Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"A mechanized base holds two bulbs which automatically pivots 180 degrees should one burn out, simultaneously telemetering a status signal to Coast…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 2 of 4

"Except for the electric light bulbs and plastic baskets, the Brining Room was basically the same traditional space."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Train Station, Presque Isle, ca. 1908

"This clerk has a phone. A light bulb extends from the high ceiling. Map of Eastern United States on facing wall."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

"Mazie Patten Varney Douglass was out planting bulbs in her garden. She used her shovel to dig, and tenderly placed a bulb."

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"The tree is decorated with 3800 bulbs. Sources: http://www.nps.gov/whho.historyculture/1954-1960-national-christmas-trees.htm Presque Isle Area…"

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware

"If people needed a new light bulb because theirs went out they would need to wait another day to get it if the Weatherbee Hardware store wasn’t there."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"When the electric light first came in, small bulbs hung in the schoolrooms from long ropes. These made for better lighting, but its quality was still…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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