Maine Memory Network

Chemical tanks, Eastern Manufacturing Co., Brewer, ca. 1921

Contributed by: City of Brewer Date: circa 1921 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print

Railroad Hazardous Materials Training Exercise, 1960

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: 1960 Media: Photographic print

Northern Chemical Industries superphosphate plant, Searsport, 1943-1944

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1943–1944 Location: Searsport Client: Northern Chemical Industries Inc. Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Northern Chemical Industries Inc. - alterations to lean-to offices, Searsport, 1944

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1944 Location: Searsport Client: Northern Chemical Industries Inc. Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Northern Threads: The rise and fall of the gigot sleeve

A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring the balloon-like gigot sleeve of the 1830s.

Clean Water: Muskie and the Environment

Maine Senator Edmund S. Muskie earned the nickname "Mr. Clean" for his environment efforts during his tenure in Congress from 1959 to 1980. He helped created a political coalition that passed important clean air and clean water legislation, drawing on his roots in Maine.

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"The discovery of chemical dyes and the gradual growth of a chemical dye industry was another significant mid-late nineteenth century development."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 1 of 3

"In the 1920s, consumption of rayon, the first chemically made fiber, steadily increased. Initially discovered in the late 1880s, rayon is the product…"

My career as a chemical engineer for S.D. Warren Paper Company
by Charles Dodge

I worked in S.D. Warren's laboratory, and developed paper coatings, like Ultracast technology

My career working at Pepperell Mills in the Vellux Division
by David Bishop

My 35 years working in the Vellux blanket division of Pepperell Mills, Biddeford.