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Maine Folklife Center, University of Maine

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Flora Brooks, Lying in Repose, 1922

"Flora Brooks, Lying in Repose, 1922 Contributed by Farmington Public Library Description Flora Brooks served as librarian for over 30…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Graduates, Gouldville Elementary, Presque Isle, 1922

"Graduates, Gouldville Elementary, Presque Isle, 1922 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society Description A group photo of the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church, Lincoln, ca. 1925

"… replace the Odd Fellows Hall after it burned in 1922, suggests that this photo was taken around 1925."

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

"This picture postcard was taken between 1913 and 1922, before electricity came to Lincoln and the Library and Worsted Mill was built."

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"… partnership ended with Poor’s accidental death in 1922. John P. Thomas was a highly accomplished designer who favored the Georgian Revival style…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 2 of 6

"… stolen and Charles returned to Mount Desert in 1922 as a business man with extensive family responsibilities."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Cunningham School

"It was rebuilt in 1922. Its capacity was 250 students, but eventually served about 500. In time, Presque Isle grew and needed a larger school."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Student genealogy

"He married Evelyn Lora Martin in 1922 and they lived on the Quarry Road. Fritz was reported to be the fastest paving stone cutter of his time."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"

"… Maine Historical Society/Mainetoday Media From 1922 to 1945, the Portland Public Schools offered daytime "Americanization" classes for adult and…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

"By 1922, the club had 655 members and was the largest in the country in proportion to its city's population (about 70,000)."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater

"The Odd Fellow’s Hall burned in 1922. In the Odd Fellow’s Hall there were plays and art shows, and when it burned they decided to build a movie…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a Community Institution

"In February 1922, Maud Merrill Thomes, a native of Cumberland and the wife of Dr. John B. Thomes of Pittsfield, MA, granted the corporation a plot of…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Andrew Smith Store

"Smith. Inez passed away in 1922, when Andrew was 65 years old. A year later he married Cora E. Staples (1858-1942), widow of Frederick Stockbridge."

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

"… influence that stemmed from Howard Carter’s 1922 discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb. The dress was acquired and worn in Paris by Mrs."

Historic Hallowell - Child Labor

"In 1918 and again in 1922 the Congress passed child labor laws, but the Supreme Court denied both. In 1924 Congress presented an amendment to the…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2

"… from the institution, and shortly thereafter in 1922, she was murdered. Kirby admitted to both murders before he committed suicide in an Augusta…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old House (circa 1820-2013)

"… and operated the Asticou Inn properties between 1922-1963, the Old House, like many New England farm houses of the era, originally had a shed and…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gateway Motors

"In 1922, the business started out as Casino Motors, owned by Mr. Allie Webber. Casino Motors was a large structure with a capacity to sell 100 cars."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Architecture

"… of photographs of Swedish Colony homes taken in 1922 by Olaf Nylander. Many of the images are of dwellings built by first or second-generation…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… Free For All Race won at Bangor, Maine Sept 21, 1922 by John R Braden (John Willard, Driver) lowering the track record from 206 ¾ made by Earl Jr…"

Music in Maine - Military Marching Bands

"His son, William Chandler (1857-1922) took over the band, with Daniel continuing to play trumpet. Associated with Bowdoin College in Brunswick since…"

Prince Memorial Library

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

"In 1922, Caroline Richards donated funds to buy the former home of Captain Thomas Coggin, a shipmaster who had commanded several Blue Hill vessels."