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Historical Items

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Item 109031

Normal students with banner, Farmington, 1915

Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: 1915 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print

Item 101182

Farmington State Normal School students with sign, Farmington, ca. 1922

Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: circa 1922 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print

Item 28730

Ox team near Five Points, Biddeford, 1910

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1910 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 35597

876 Brighton Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Albert S Dresser Use: Dwelling - Two Family and Store

Online Exhibits

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Trolley Travel

Trolleys were the cleanest and most efficient means of mass transit Maine has ever known.

Exhibit

Cooks and Cookees: Lumber Camp Legends

Stories and tall tales abound concerning cooks and cookees -- important persons in any lumber camp, large or small.

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History in Motion: The Era of the Electric Railways

Street railways, whether horse-drawn or electric, required the building of trestles and tracks. The new form of transportation aided industry, workers, vacationers, and other travelers.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4

"By the spring of 1912, an automobile craze had hit the state and the number of cars in Maine had quadrupled. Initially, cars were limited to seasonal…"

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

"… in 1946 for the installation of another high speed coated paper machine, the 523 foot long No. 12 machine."

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Bootleggers vs. Police

"… 2005.061.6648 The rising car culture brought speed and accidents to the nations road. Combined with alcohol, this new form of transportation and…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.