Keywords: American cafe
Item 20345
Henry Anderson, New Sweden, ca. 1935
Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Location: New Sweden Media: Photographic print
Item 27902
Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: circa 1939 Location: Bath Media: Postcard
Item 39015
632-652 Congress Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Devisees of James Cunningham Use: Hotel
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
Lincoln County through the Eastern Eye
The Penobscot Marine Museum’s photography collections include nearly 50,000 glass plate negatives of images for "real photo" postcards produced by the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast. This exhibit features postcards from Lincoln County.
Site Page
"… Mill Building #3, which--now home to shops, cafes, and residences-- reads, "Resurgam", Latin for "I rise again"."
Site Page
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Story
The Village Cafe - A Place We Called Home
by Michael Fixaris
The Village Cafe was more than a restaurant. It was an extension of our homes and our families.
