Keywords: Lane shoe shop
Item 92965
Lane's Shoe Store, Main Street, Bridgton, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Bridgton Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Bridgton Media: Ink on paper, photograph
Item 82068
Main Street shops, Westbrook, ca. 1950
Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: circa 1950 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print
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Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
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Summer Folk: The Postcard View
Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts
"… Sabbathday Harbor, is reached from Ryder’s Cove Lane. It attracted its first summer population in 1868 when the steam boats made regular trips…"
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland
"… by 1810, and there was a wheelwright shop, a shoe shop, a blacksmith shop, a schoolhouse, and eleven homes. West vs."
