Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - View of Lincoln from Ballard Hill, ca. 1913

"View of Lincoln from Ballard Hill, ca. 1913 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description A view of the town of Lincoln taken from…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle High School Basketball Team 1913

"Presque Isle High School Basketball Team 1913 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society Description A Group photograph of the Presque…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - SEE NOTES "John Bunyon's Dream Story". Publishers promotional postcard. 1913.

"Publishers promotional postcard. 1913. Contributed by Farmington Public Library Description Advertisement postcard for a children's book…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farewell appearance of Lillian Nordica, London, ca. 1913

"1913 Contributed by Farmington Public Library Description Lillian Nordica began a "Farewell Tour" in 1913, and most likely this was the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Corn Canning Industry

"Corn Canning Industry By 1913, Maine employed 7,000 people in corn factories, one-third of them women."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 2 of 3

"… 1913 and be completed “no later than November 1, 1913.”The contract was signed March 31, 1913 and McGregor’s low bid was for $110,000."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 1 of 3

"Worthington as the engineer, as of March 22, 1913. Stripping of the land to be used as the “basin” for the reservoir was begun June 1, 1913."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Lodging and Hotels: A Savage Family Business

"… by Herman LaFritz Savage until his death in 1913 and then, perhaps by his wife Wilhemina Falt Savage and other extended family until ca 1917."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 3 of 3

"… and Mexico Water Supply District, January 17, 1913, by Walter H. Sawyer, Sawyer & Moulton Copy of a Draft Contract between Rumford and Mexico…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"The Alameda was in operation from 1882 until 1913. In 1913, the Bath Opera House took over the property."

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 2 of 3

"… Guilford Historical Society In 1911, 1912, and 1913 they didn’t do very good because they were moving around too much."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"1933Islesboro Historical Society In 1913, the Maine Legislature passed a law prohibiting the use of automobiles within the town of Islesboro and for…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Twentieth-Century Community Life

"… built the Pastime Theatre in Northeast Harbor in 1913. In summers the Pastime also hosted plays, offering vaudeville between acts."

Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"She stranded on Ocracoke, North Carolina, in 1913, and was lost. Schooners were used to carrying cargo in a lot of different environments from ocean…"

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

"… first recorded formal race was 1911 and the last, 1913. One might assume that some Scarborough residents participated."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 4 of 4

"… supported Greely Institute over the years and in 1913 it was incorporated by an act of the Maine Legislature."

Acadia National Park

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Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"After practicing on his own from 1913 to 1928, Harry Coombs formed a partnership with his nephew Alonzo J."

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"Between October 1912 and April 1913, he traveled in Europe, spending much of his time in Italy. Upon returning to Boston, he worked on the new MIT…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1865 to 1919: The Drys Gain New Adherents and Leaders

"Near the end of her life in 1913, Mrs. Stevens told the faithful, "...we can see prohibition looming up all the way from Mt. Kineo in the east to Mt."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"And, a revealing document from 1913 was “discovered.” Joint Resolution Recognizing the Tragic Expulsion of the Residents of Malaga Island, 124th…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"In 1913, the first silent moving-picture theater was built on the island. The Star Theatre, owned by J.E."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"In 1913, Josiah Newton Davidson, a Pittsburgh banker and friend of Andrew Mellon, built the 7,000±-square-foot stone and shingle 5-chimney residence…"

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"… Guilford students are shown here in the fall of 1913 on the steps of the Guilford Town Hall. Miss Coombs, the teacher is in the back row on the…"