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Category: Economics, Employment, Women at work

Historical Items

These results include photographs, documents, letters, paintings, artifacts, and many other kinds of Maine related items from collections around the state and elsewhere.


Item 70811

First Postmaster of Minturn, a village on Swan's Island, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Item 71248

Phyllis Stinson, Swan's Island, ca. 1945

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1945 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Item 78807

New Quarry, Monson, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Monson Media: Photographic print

Item 9994

Curtis Chewing Gum Factory, Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 5651

Mary Niles, Presque Isle, 1974

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1974 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print

Item 6161

Gannett Publishing Co., ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Augusta; Augusta Media: Photographic print

Item 6162

Gannett Publishing Co., ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Augusta Media: Photographic print

Item 6163

Gannett Publishing Company, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Augusta; Augusta Media: Photographic print

Item 8658

Nurses' tea, Portland, 1954

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1954-10-15 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 10084

Letter from Abby Campbell to Elizabeth Mountfort, c. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Portland; Sangerville; Portland; Sangerville Media: Ink on paper

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Item 11124

Millar's Store

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1930 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 11127

G.W. Richards Store, Houlton, ca. 1914

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1914 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 14127

Louise Surette at Viner Shoe, Bangor

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1942 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 14658

Sarah (Lovejoy) Damon Adams, Corinna, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Corinna Media: Photographic print

Item 14750

Sorting rags, Eastern Manufacturing Co., Brewer, 1921

Contributed by: City of Brewer Date: 1921 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print

Item 16376

Weave Room, Worumbo Mill, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Lisbon Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Lisbon Falls Media: Photographic print

Item 16534

Cushman's Bakery, Portland, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 16535

Cushman Bakery employees, Portland, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 18126

Bindery, Loring, Short & Harmon, Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 18823

Spinning room, Haskell Silk Company, Westbrook, 1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1907 Location: Westbrook Media: Ink on paper

Item 18824

Warping silk, Haskell Silk Company, 1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1907 Location: Westbrook Media: Ink on paper

Item 18826

Raw silk, Haskell Silk Mill, Westbrook, 1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1907 Location: Westbrook Media: Ink on paper

Item 19010

Workers, Sparhawk Mill, South Portland, 1946

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1946-12-27 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 20579

Cynthia Crosman, Brunswick, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1890 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print