Keywords: Movies
Item 20197
Pettengill's Hall, Island Falls, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Island Falls Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Island Falls Media: Photographic print
Item 78816
WWI Movie Broadside, Dixfield, 1943
Contributed by: Dixfield Historical Society Date: 1943 Location: Dixfield Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?
Exhibit
Selections from the Collections
Maine Historical Society staff come across unique and unforgettable items in our collections every day. While it's difficult to choose favorites from a dynamic collection, this exhibit features memorable highlights as selected by members of the MHS staff.
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island
"Movies Come To The Island Criterion & Star Tickets, Bar Harbor, ca. 1935Northeast Harbor Library As Bar Harbor evolved into a premiere…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater
"This statement is not true, because in our research we found that before the actual movie theater was built there were art shows, concerts, and many…"
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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