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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"These tools were very critical for lumberjacks. Lumber Capital There were many key factors that led Bangor to become the lumber capital of the…"

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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"Each workman furnished his own tools, all of which were sold at the store of William Coggins. The Civil War With an 1860 population of 1319 (the…"

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Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"As time went on, the machines and tools were upgraded and the company expanded for about 10 years, then it burned down."

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Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… including cider mills, axes, scythes, and other tools. Wood products including window sashes, caskets, shovel handles continued to be manufactured…"

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Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… by clicking on the picture then using the zoom tool. These photographs were taken with an early black-and-white instant Polaroid camera."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… founders in 1776, lacking a “chain”, the tool used to measure land, staked out property lines using basswood bark, The “men measured off six…"

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Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… the workers have soldering irons, the essential tool of their trade. Judging from the description of who did what in the can-making departments in…"

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Acadian Archives

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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