Maine Memory Network

The Warren Block, Westbrook, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Westbrook Media: Postcard

S. D. Warren Mill and dam, Westbrook, 1884

Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: 1884 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print

From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album

William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.

Rebecca Usher: 'To Succor the Suffering Soldiers'

Rebecca Usher of Hollis was 41 and single when she joined the Union nursing service at the U.S. General Hospital at Chester, Pennsylvania. Her time there and later at City Point, Virginia, were defining experiences of her life.

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 2 of 2

"Microfilm. Manning, Warren H. and The Civic Improvement Committee. Bangor City Plan: The Burned District. Bangor, ME: May 22, 1911."

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.