Maine Memory Network

Bangor & Aroostook engine 404

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Media: Photographic print

Bangor Aroostook engine 506, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Oakfield Media: Photographic print

Boiler and Engine Room, Union Wharf, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Canal National Bank Use: Boiler and Engine Room

Railroad, Bishop Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Terminal Company Style: National Folk Use: Railroad - Engine House

Hannaford Brothers Warehouse, Portland, 1919-1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1919–1920 Location: Portland Client: Hannaford Brothers Company Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Cape Cottage Park, Cape Elizabeth, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1924–1926 Location: Cape Elizabeth Client: Cape Cottage Park Company Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Waldoboro Fire Department's 175 Years

While the town of Waldoboro was chartered in 1773, it began organized fire protection in 1838 with a volunteer fire department and a hand pump fire engine, the Water Witch.

From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album

William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"… so they used a “narrow gauge” system for smaller engines, with less expensive rails, ties, and spikes."

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"The 1,000-horsepower engine was capable of a speed of up to 12 knots. Its regular route was the Providence – to – New York run."

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

Mosher family history and my career at S.D. Warren
by Abbott Mosher

My family settled the Westbrook region and I am a 4th generation paper maker at S.D. Warren.