Keywords: match factory
Item 31003
Fire at Diamond National Match Factory, Biddeford, 1963
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1963-04-20 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 9074
Skowhegan Island, from Elm Street, ca. 1875
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1875 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Civil War-era clothing
An exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads, Part 1," featuring American Civil War civilian and military clothing, 1860 to 1869.
Site Page
Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood
"He invented an advertising match box, which he likely didn’t mass produce. He built and patented a boring machine, which was used in the wood turning…"
Site Page
Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru
"A pavilion for movies and dances, a starch factory, doctors’ offices, a rake factory, a hotel, and many other businesses came and went."
