Maine Memory Network

Schooner Lizzie Carr, Thomaston, ca. 1875

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1875 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Grace M. Cribby, Thomaston, 1914

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: 1914 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Maine Streets: The Postcard View

Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.

Summer Folk: The Postcard View

Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Edward O'Brien moves to Thomaston - 1850s

"Curling, Thomaston, 1878Thomaston Historical Society Thomaston’s waterfront has seen over 1,000 vessels launched, ranging in size from pinkies to…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Declines - 1857 to 1861

"Map of Waterfront, Thomaston, Maine 1855Thomaston Historical Society Maps from 1855 to 1875 identify shipyards on Water Street under the following…"