Keywords: Cumberland Telephone Company
Item 82166
Westbrook Telephone Exchange, Westbrook, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: circa 1910 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print
Item 80807
F.W. Woolworth Co. and Cumberland Telephone Co., Westbrook, ca. 1915
Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: circa 1915 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print
Item 54058
41-47 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: New England Telephone Company Use: Office & Telephone Exchange
Item 54059
Assessor's Record, 41-47 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: New England Telephone Company Use: Office & Telephone Exchange
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Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.
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In Time and Eternity: Shakers in the Industrial Age
"In Time and Eternity: Maine Shakers in the Industrial Age 1872-1918" is a series of images that depict in detail the Shakers in Maine during a little explored time period of expansion and change.
