Keywords: Honorable Henry A Wyman
Item 9057
Southerly Side of Water Street, about 1860
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1860 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
Item 8994
Birthplace of Frank A. Munsey, Skowhegan, ca. 1919
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1919 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
Sagadahoc County through the Eastern Eye
The Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast, Maine. employed photographers who traveled by company vehicle through New England each summer, taking pictures of towns and cities, vacation spots and tourist attractions, working waterfronts and local industries, and other subjects postcard recipients might enjoy. The cards were printed by the millions in Belfast into the 1940s.
