Keywords: Motion
Item 72369
Alec Borland's Motion, Swan's Island, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print
Item 51125
Theatre program advertising, Lubec, 1940, 1940
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1940 Location: Lubec Media: Ink on paper
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History in Motion: The Era of the Electric Railways
Street railways, whether horse-drawn or electric, required the building of trestles and tracks. The new form of transportation aided industry, workers, vacationers, and other travelers.
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Post office clerks began collecting strong red, white, and blue string, rolling it onto a ball and passing it on to the next post office to express their support for the Union effort in the Civil War. Accompanying the ball was this paper scroll on which the clerks wrote messages and sometimes drew images.
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty
"… visited Bath they would want to see a play or a motion picture (in later years) at the Dreamland. This was one of the reasons the Dreamland had a…"
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House
"… One of the most popular events was showing motion pictures. It was often referred to as the “Palace Theater,” to honor its regal stature and…"
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Movie Theaters in Portland Maine in the 1940s
by Ralph Bolduc
Ralph Bolduc shared his memories growing up in the movie theaters of Portland Maine in the 1940s.
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Memories of working at the Criterion Theatre
by Vernon L. Cox
Working as a teenager with projectionest Roy Blake at the Criterion Theater
