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Historical Items

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Item 22108

Men working on nets, Southwest Harbor, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Great Harbor Maritime Museum Date: circa 1940 Location: Southwest Harbor Media: Photographic print

Mystery Corner Item

Item 104863

Men working in sewer trench, ca. 1920

Mystery Corner Item Who are they? Where are they?

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1920 Media: Glass Negative

Item 23513

Film of sewer line work, Portland, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Portland Media: filmstrip, 16mm

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111502

Joseph's elevations, Portland, 1984-1987

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1984–1987 Location: Portland; Portland Client: Joseph's Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson, Architect

Online Exhibits

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Putting Men to Work, Saving Trees

While many Mainers were averse to accepting federal relief money during the Great Depression of the 1930s, young men eagerly joined the Civilian Conservation Corps, one of President Franklin Roosevelt's most popular programs. The Maine Forest Service supervised the work of many of the camps.

Exhibit

Working Women of the Old Port

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

Laboring in Maine

Workers in Maine have labored in factories, on farms, in the woods, on the water, among other locales. Many of Maine's occupations have been determined by the state's climate and geographical features.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Historic Clothing Collection - Men's Wear

"Men's Wear View the Men's Wear Slide Show This slide show features examples from the small men’s wear collection at Maine Historical Society…"

Site Page

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"Men who worked making, Swan's Island, ca. 1900Swan's Island Historical Society The island inhabitants and the island harbors were also able to…"

Site Page

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

"… to lime burning, Knox busied several local men with associated industries such as cutting wood for the kilns, or making hoop poles for the casks…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne

Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.

Story

Tapestry, Seine Twine and Burlesque
by Barbara Burns

My work as a tapestry artist and dancer in Maine.

Story

I have thought about Vietnam almost every day for 48 years
by Ted Heselton

Working as a heavy equipment operator in Vietnam

Lesson Plans

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Lesson Plan

Longfellow Studies: Longfellow and Dickens - The Story of a Trans-Atlantic Friendship

Grade Level: 9-12 Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
What if you don't teach American Studies but you want to connect to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in meaningful ways? One important connection is Henry's friendship with Charles Dickens. There are many great resources about Dickens and if you teach his novels, you probably already know his biography and the chronology of his works. No listing for his association with Henry appears on most websites and few references will be found in texts. However, journals and diary entries and especially letters reveal a friendship that allowed their mutual respect to influence Henry's work.