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Item 98622

Nash's Nationwide Market, upper Weld Street, Dixfield, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Dixfield Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Dixfield Media: Photographic print

Item 66988

Box of World's Fair clothespins, Strong, 1947

Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1947 Location: Strong Media: Wood product in cardboard box

Item 67300

Tongue depressor samples, Forster Mfg. Co., Strong, 1947

Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: 1947 Location: Strong Media: Wood on ink on paper

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Ice: A Maine Commodity

Maine's frozen rivers and lakes provided an economic opportunity. The state shipped thousands of tons of ice to ports along the East Coast and to the West Indies that workers had cut and packed in sawdust for shipment or later use.

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Protests

Throughout the history of the state, residents have protested, on paper or in the streets, to increase rights for various groups, to effect social change, to prevent social change, or to let their feelings be known about important issues.

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Spinning room, Haskell Silk Company, Westbrook, 1907

Silk Manufacturing in Westbrook

Cultivation of silkworms and manufacture of silk thread was touted as a new agricultural boon for Maine in the early 19th century. However, only small-scale silk production followed. In 1874, the Haskell Silk Co. of Westbrook changed that, importing raw silk, and producing silk machine twist threat, then fabrics, until its demise in 1930.