Maine Memory Network

New Shoe Factory, Springvale, ca. 1906

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1906 Location: Sanford Media: Photographic print

Viner's Shoe Crew, 1943

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1943 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Penobscot Shoe Company building, Old Town, 1952-1954

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1952–1954 Location: Old Town Client: Penobscot Shoe Company Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Factory at the corner of Lowell and Cherry Streets, Portland, 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1910 Location: Portland; Portland Client: West End Realty Co. Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Washington County Through Eastern's Eye

Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.

Promoting Rockland Through a Stereopticon, 1875

Frank Crockett and photographer J.P. Armbrust took stereo views of Rockland's downtown, industry, and notable homes in the 1870s as a way to promote tourism to the town.

Historic Hallowell - Cotton Mill & Johnson Shoe Citations

"1975: N. pag. Potter, Betty. “Hallowell Shoe Industry Booms.” Kennebec Journal 1930: N. pag. Potter, Betty."

Historic Hallowell - The Cotton Mill & The Johnson Shoe Company

"… about Hallowell's industrial era! Johnson Shoe Factory, Hallowell, 1900Hubbard Free Library Hallowell Cotton Mill, Academy Street, ca."

My paper making history
by Rick Simoneau

The history of my grandfather, father, and I working in the mills instilled a sense of community

My 40 years in Forestry and the Paper Industry in Maine
by Donna Cassese

I was the first female forester hired by Scott Paper and continue to find new uses for wood.