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Historical Items

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Item 23561

Facilities, Maine State Sanatorium, Hebron, ca. 1909

Contributed by: Maine Historic Preservation Commission Date: circa 1909 Location: Hebron Media: Engraving

Item 88000

View of Cutler Harbor, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Cutler Media: Glass Negative

Item 25731

Main Street, Fairfield, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1925 Location: Fairfield Media: Glass Negative

Tax Records

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Item 37519

201-323 West Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Terminal Co. Use: Checking Shanty

Online Exhibits

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Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

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Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

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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.

Site Pages

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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"Power now was in abundance such that electrical power was made available for many miles from its point of origin."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"In 1987 a new company was formed, The Rumford Co-Generation Company, which could burn oil, wood bio-mass, coal, chipped rubber, auto tires, and…"

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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