Keywords: Craftsmen
Item 79927
Mellie Dunham making snowshoes, Norway, 1924
Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: 1924 Location: Norway Media: Photographic print
Item 47793
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Media: Tintype
Exhibit
A Celebration of Skilled Artisans
The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, an organization formed to promote and support skilled craftsmen, celebrated civic pride and members' trades with a parade through Portland on Oct. 8, 1841 at which they displayed 17 painted linen banners with graphic and textual representations of the artisans' skills.
Exhibit
Sagadahoc County through the Eastern Eye
The Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast, Maine. employed photographers who traveled by company vehicle through New England each summer, taking pictures of towns and cities, vacation spots and tourist attractions, working waterfronts and local industries, and other subjects postcard recipients might enjoy. The cards were printed by the millions in Belfast into the 1940s.
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Building Boom, early 19th century
"When not building ships, craftsmen became architects and house builders, evidenced by the many architectural details used in ship construction."
Site Page
Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Years on Mt. Desert Island
"There also were numerous craftsmen who built the necessary provisions needed to survive on this isolated island far from Boston and the major cities…"
Story
Becoming Master snowshoe makers
by Edmond and Brian J. Theriault
Making snowshoes has taken us from novices to world-class craftsmen over 40 years time.
Story
Carrabassett Village and the Red Stallion Inn circa 1960
by David Rollins
The creation of Carrabassett Village and the Red Stallion Inn at Sugarloaf USA
