Keywords: Spruce Street school
Item 35276
Pupils and teachers of Spruce Street School, Biddeford, 1886
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1886 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 33274
Cora Belle Bickford and Spruce Street School students, Biddeford, 1896
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1896 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
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Women at the turn of the 20th century were increasingly involved in paid work outside the home. For wage-earning women in the Old Port section of Portland, the jobs ranged from canning fish and vegetables to setting type. A study done in 1907 found many women did not earn living wages.
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Maine has some 17 million acres of forest land. But even on a smaller, more local scale, trees have been an important part of the landscape. In many communities, tree-lined commercial and residential streets are a dominant feature of photographs of the communities.
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Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present
"The town was awarded a $400,000 grant to spruce up downtown, Interface was awarded the E.P.A. National Merit Award, a new brick and bronze war…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History
"And the Normal School would be the catalyst for improved education in the public sector. Farmington is a proud community – proud of their downtown…"
