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Historical Items

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Item 54437

Wire Mill Dam, Vaughan Woods, Hallowell, ca. 1870

Wire Mill Dam, Vaughan Woods, Hallowell, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1870 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Item 29204

Remains of Hallowell - Chelsea Bridge, Chelsea, ca. 1873

Remains of Hallowell - Chelsea Bridge, Chelsea, ca. 1873

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1873 Location: Hallowell; Chelsea Media: Glass Negative

Item 34205

Lower Joppa, Looking south, Hallowell, ca. 1933

Lower Joppa, Looking south, Hallowell, ca. 1933

Contributed by: Emma Clark Weeks through Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1933 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Tuna catch, South Bristol, ca. 1950

A Town Is Born: South Bristol, 1915

After being part of the town of Bristol for nearly 150 years, residents of South Bristol determined that their interests would be better served by becoming a separate town and they broke away from the large community of Bristol.

Exhibit

Immigrant workers at Hall Quarry, Mount Desert, 1905

Extracting Wealth

Maine's natural resources -- granite, limestone and slate in particular -- along with its excellent ports made it a leader in mining and production of the valuable building materials. Stone work also attracted numerous skilled immigrants.

Exhibit

Child's chair with portrait, Portland, 1908

Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine

For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.

Site Pages

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Kennebec River Flood, Business district, Hallowell, 1870, 1870

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"… issues, Hallowell had also lost the bridge connecting Hallowell to Chelsea. Many people could not trade or communicate without these important…"

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Maternity, Hallowell Granite Works, ca. 1895

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods Citations

"D., Kennebec River Flood, Business district, Hallowell, 1870, Hallowell ME, 1870, http://www.mainememory.net/bin/Detail?ln=29193…"

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Hallowell viewed from Chelsea, Hallowell Chelsea Bridge, ca. 1865

Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Hallowell Granite

"1865Hubbard Free Library Many of America's finest public monuments were cut from Hallowell granite and sculpted by her artisans, but why stone from…"