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Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1920

"Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1920 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description This view of Main Street in Lincoln looking south…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 2 of 2

"1910-1920 Ester McDonald's dinner dress, ca. 1910Maine Historical Society Two lace dresses, one black and one white, provide further examples…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 1 of 3

"1920-1930 Satin dress with tassels, ca. 1920Maine Historical Society The tubular line silhouette returned after the First World War."

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 2 of 3

"1920-1930 Helen Little Hamm's drop waist dress, Kittery, ca. 1926Maine Historical Society Clothing of the early 1920s is characteristically…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 1 of 2

"1910-1920 Haskell silk wedding dress, Westbrook, ca. 1912Maine Historical Society Post 1910, further simplification was influenced by the…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 3 of 3

"1920-1930 Margery Burr's embroidered dress, Kennebunkport, ca. 1920Maine Historical Society Anne Wilson's rayon dress, ca."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - King Farm, Presque Isle, ca. 1920

"King Farm, Presque Isle, ca. 1920 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society Description The King farm was about three miles from…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Eastern Manufacturing Company, Lincoln, ca. 1920 - Page 1 of 2

"Eastern Manufacturing Company, Lincoln, ca. 1920 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description The Lincoln paper mill was called…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Training School, Presque Isle, ca. 1920

"Training School, Presque Isle, ca. 1920 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society Description This school was constructed in 1860 and…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"… Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920 Capt. Uyeda and Capt.Teraoka, Portland, 1920Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media…"

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Agricultural Statistics of the Colony, 1870 to 1880

"… other - 282 sheep - 530 pigs - 175 chickens - 1920 cheese - 1 ton butter - 7 tons wheat, rye, buckwheat and oats - 17,982 bushels potatoes - 25,007…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Mildred Thomas and Harold Sawyer, ca. 1910

"… Sawyer who had a studio in Farmington from 1904-1920. His handpainted photographs were very popular."

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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing Candid Photography

"… Mercy Hospital School of Nursing operated from 1920 to 1987, and during these years provided nursing students a consistently high-quality nursing…"

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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing Class Photos

"… Mercy Hospital School of Nursing operated from 1920 to 1987, and educated over 2,300 nurses. In 1965, all of the nursing school facilities were…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Life membership certificate, Farmington Public Library Association, 1917

"It is a little uncertain, but we believe in the 1920's the library no longer issued these certificates, but still had yearly memberships at no cost…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Building

"… of Second and State Streets was built by Gould in 1920 for the purpose of housing these two companies. Sources William, Arthur M."

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Society Copes

"… Into Prohibition X The 18th Amendment, 1920 Bowdoin Bugle 1920 Collections of Maine Historical Society 378 B674Q-b Clearly many college…"

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village Schools

"In 1920 at the annual town meeting article 21 asked the citizens of New Portland to locate, build, and equip a central high school."

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"Hampden’s development between 1800 and 1920 is dramatically represented by the architectural diversity of the surviving buildings which line the…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The "Edward O'Brien", the "Washington B. Thomas", & "Edna Hoyt"

"Schooner "Edna Hoyt" Thomaston, ca. 1920,Thomaston Historical Society The last large schooner built in Thomaston was the 5-masted “Edna Hoyt,” built…"

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Historic Hallowell - More About the Johnson Brothers

"By the mid 1920's, Richardson Johnson held a very prominent position within the community and was one of the most substantial and progressive leaders…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad

"In 1920, business peaked when the railroad carried 684,000 passengers. The train also transported forest products and potatoes."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 3 of 3

"By 1920 almost all of the year-round residents had moved off the island and today only the foundation stones and remnants are all that remain of a…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Icons & Influencers

"… Celebrity Photographs from the Evening Express , 1920-1935 America’s obsession with celebrity is nothing new."