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Item 99283

Five Kilns, Rockland, ca. 1875

Five Kilns, Rockland, ca. 1875

Contributed by: Rockland Historical Society Date: circa 1875 Location: Rockland Media: Stereograph

Item 27827

Interior of Creighton Kiln, Thomaston, 1900

Interior of Creighton Kiln, Thomaston, 1900

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 27176

Georges River, looking north, Thomaston, ca. 1890

Georges River, looking north, Thomaston, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Cut in Williams Quarry, Rockland, ca. 1875

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.

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Immigrant workers at Hall Quarry, Mount Desert, 1905

Extracting Wealth

Maine's natural resources -- granite, limestone and slate in particular -- along with its excellent ports made it a leader in mining and production of the valuable building materials. Stone work also attracted numerous skilled immigrants.

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US Peg and Shank Mill, Princeton, 1930

Princeton: Woods and Water Built This Town

Princeton benefited from its location on a river -- the St. Croix -- that was useful for transportation of people and lumber and for powering mills as well as on its proximity to forests.

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Limestone quarry, Thomaston, ca. 1880

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"1890 Remains of lime kilns in the same area that Henry Knox was operating his limeworks one hundred years earlier.Thomaston Historical Society Mr."

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Excerpt from Henry Knox's wastebook about the launching of the Quick Lime

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Shipping

"… and the sloop Quick Lime (named so because of his lime-burning interests), built in 1805 by H. Rogers and weighing 93 tons."

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Leather patchwork mini skirt, ca. 1970

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 2 of 3

"… from leather but lined in synthetic fabric, and a lime green V neck sleeveless dress with a vest-like six button, double breasted bodice attached…"