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Historical Items

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Item 103683

H. T. Weeks & Company store and Post Office, Whitefield, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Whitefield Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Whitefield Media: Postcard

Item 29089

The Saco Factory Girl and Emily Adderson Romances of Real Life, 1852

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: 1852 Location: Saco Media: Ink on paper

Item 82302

Preble House, Great Cranberry Island, 2011

Contributed by: Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Date: 2011 Location: Cranberry Isles Media: Digital image

Online Exhibits

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Valentines

Valentines Day cards have long been a way to express feelings of romance or love for family or friends. These early Valentines Day cards suggest the ways in which the expression of those sentiments has changed over time.

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Writing Women

Published women authors with ties to Maine are too numerous to count. They have made their marks in all types of literature.

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Eternal Images: Photographing Childhood

From the earliest days of photography doting parents from across Maine sought to capture images of their young children. The studio photographs often reflect the families' images of themselves and their status or desired status.

Site Pages

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Early Maine Photography - Studio Portraits

"… so as to give his pictures all the richness and romance of the Italian school." The Portland Transcript reported on November 13, 1852, that…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 139-194

"… saving a man at the eddy at Carls Point, a failed romance, operating a butchering cart with his father, working at Eastes and Whittiers Stove…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"From "Romance of Pepperell" (1921) X The textile manufacture industry, however, was the largest employer and the heart of the local economy."

My Maine Stories

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A Lifelong Romance with Retail
by George A Smith

Maine's once plentiful small retail stores.

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How Mom caught Dad
by Jane E. Woodman

How Ruth and Piney met in Wilton and started a life together