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Item 9151

Ground ladder truck loaded for transport, Millinocket, ca. 1970

Contributed by: Millinocket Fire Department Date: circa 1970 Location: Millinocket Media: Photographic print

Item 12052

Trash pickup, Cumberland Avenue, Portland, 1936

Contributed by: City of Portland Dept. of Public Works Date: 1936 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 75139

Want ad for female truck drivers, Brewer, ca. 1943

Contributed by: Maine Folklife Center, Univ. of Maine Date: circa 1943 Location: Brewer Media: Newspaper

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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.

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Mary King Scrimgeour dress, Lewiston, ca. 1895

Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

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Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"… Fire Department was built on, which housed the #8 truck and the City of Bath water tanks. James C. Ledyard was also personally asked by Mr."

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Susie Knight, Sardine Queen Ball, Lubec, 1949

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"J: Your mother, with 12 children, how did she have time to work in the canneries? S: Well, that was when we got older."

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Protection of clams in the Town of Scarborough, 1853

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"The sea, or hen, clam was trucked in from Wildwood, New Jersey. The hen clam became central to the factory’s operation, necessitating a need for more…"