Keywords: Grains
Item 10758
Harvesting grain, Skowhegan, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1920 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
Item 31708
Oak Hill Railroad Station and Peterson's Grain Store, Scarborough, ca. 1905
Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1905 Location: Scarborough Media: Slide, transparency
Item 86942
Grain Mill, Commercial Street (rear), Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Richardson Wharf Company Use: Grain Mill
Item 86753
Grain Mill and Storage, Union Wharf, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Conant Corporation Use: Grain Mill and Storage
Exhibit
A Snapshot of Portland, 1924: The Taxman Cometh
In 1924, with Portland was on the verge of profound changes, the Tax Assessors Office undertook a project to document every building in the city -- with photographs and detailed information that provide a unique view into Portland's architecture, neighborhoods, industries, and businesses.
Exhibit
The Irish on the Docks of Portland
Many of the dockworkers -- longshoremen -- in Portland were Irish or of Irish descent. The Irish language was spoken on the docks and Irish traditions followed, including that of giving nicknames to the workers, many of whose given names were similar.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Hallowell Granite
"… granite desirable? It was light and fine grained, with a high percentage of feldspar which made it easily worked in the quarry and under the…"
Site Page
Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 2 of 3
"… these island people "raised their own corn and grain, cattle, sheep, and swine, for the use of their families, spun, wove, and knit their clothing…"
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
Eating lower on the food chain
by Avery Yale Kamila
Animal agriculture's ties to climate change
