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Keywords: Cranking

Historical Items

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Item 34135

Row House, Hallowell, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Emma Clark Weeks through Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1935 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Item 19297

Crank axle, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1900 Media: Digital photograph

Item 11093

Don't Yank the Crank Committee, Bryant Pond, 1981

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1981-09-22 Location: Bryant Pond Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 35210

569-575 Brighton Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Eoline M Wilson Use: Filling Station & Store

Item 54486

289 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Hersey Corporation Use: Store

Online Exhibits

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Protests

Throughout the history of the state, residents have protested, on paper or in the streets, to increase rights for various groups, to effect social change, to prevent social change, or to let their feelings be known about important issues.

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Taber Wagon

The Taber farm wagon was an innovative design that was popular on New England farms. It made lifting potato barrels onto a wagon easier and made more efficient use of the horse's work. These images glimpse the life work of its inventor, Silas W. Taber of Houlton, and the place of his invention in the farming community

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How Sweet It Is

Desserts have always been a special treat. For centuries, Mainers have enjoyed something sweet as a nice conclusion to a meal or celebrate a special occasion. But many things have changed over the years: how cooks learn to make desserts, what foods and tools were available, what was important to people.

Site Pages

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1620 to 1820: New England's Great Secret

"Polite society considered non-drinkers "crank-brained." Drunkenness Although drink was common, drunkenness was a punishable offense in the region."

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Music in Maine - HEAR

"Evolving from hand-cranked Victrolas to automatic disk changing record players, the machines eventually accommodated multiple records, and those of…"

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Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

My Maine Stories

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Memories of working at the Criterion Theatre
by Vernon L. Cox

Working as a teenager with projectionest Roy Blake at the Criterion Theater