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Item 101152
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1865 Location: Bangor Media: Ink and watercolor on paper
Item 13292
George W. Richards of Houlton - 1888
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1888 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Biddeford, Saco and the Textile Industry
The largest textile factory in the country reached seven stories up on the banks of the Saco River in 1825, ushering in more than a century of making cloth in Biddeford and Saco. Along with the industry came larger populations and commercial, retail, social, and cultural growth.
Exhibit
This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War
For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.
Site Page
Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold
"… use of the audio, video, and images are strictly for educational purposes. For other permissions, contact Rob Rosenthal, rob@shunpikemedia.com."
Site Page
"… produced by Kate Philbrick, photographer, and Rob Rosenthal, radio producer in February, 2009. The Salt Institute gallery exhibition included…"
Story
A Lifelong Romance with Retail
by George A Smith
Maine's once plentiful small retail stores.
Story
A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin
As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down
