Keywords: fir balsam
Item 33327
Mitchell's Genuine Balsam Remedy, Guilford, ca. 1904
Contributed by: Guilford Historical Society Date: circa 1904 Location: Guilford Media: Glass
Item 99379
Contributed by: Leeds Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Leeds Media: Paper with ink
Exhibit
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."
Exhibit
In Time and Eternity: Shakers in the Industrial Age
"In Time and Eternity: Maine Shakers in the Industrial Age 1872-1918" is a series of images that depict in detail the Shakers in Maine during a little explored time period of expansion and change.
Site Page
"Gathering balsam fir tips for the manufacture of Christmas wreaths, cutting fire wood and raking blueberries offers seasonal employment."
