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Music in Maine - Civil War drum, ca. 1861

"Civil War drum, ca. 1861 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Henry Green (1832-1901) of Portland carried this military…"

Music in Maine - Drum, Stockton Springs, ca. 1840

"Drum, Stockton Springs, ca. 1840 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Colonel Freeman McGilvery (1823-1864) of Stockton…"

Music in Maine - Kimball Drum, ca. 1860

"Kimball Drum, ca. 1860 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Written on the top of the head of this drum is, "Frank C."

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"… the Jarnes Hamburger Shoe Company, and then in 1932, it was the Nelson-Weiner Shoe Company. Later on, it was the Hy-Style Shoe Company."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"A filing by the nurse in the 1932 Town Report listed 64 of the 65 students defective, a description that could signify anything from dirty…"

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

"In 1932 the Criterion Theatre, with more than 700 seats, opened in Bar Harbor. Depression, War, and Fire"

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - New Sweden Athletic Club

"1935New Sweden Historical Society In 1931-1932 a group of young men gathered at Aaron Anderson’s. His place was in the Bangor Aroostook section of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"… Trolley Car Era, Scarborough, Maine 1903-1932 (Scarborough Historical Society, 2006) 2.Susan Dudley Gold, ed., Scarborough at 350:Linking the Past…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Society Copes

"… X Buy Your Grape Juice with a Signed Guarantee, 1932 Collections of Maine Historical Society Coll."

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

"The opening of the Criterion in June of 1932 was a stellar night in Bar Harbor. Arsene Lupin and five Vaudevillian acts christened the new theater…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"Chase, Mary Ellen. A Goodly Heritage, 1932. Chase, Mary Ellen. A Goodly Fellowship, 1939. Chase, Mary Ellen. The Edge of Darkness, 1957."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"… by Henry and Minnie Elliott in approximately 1932. It was managed and operated by their son, Richard Elliott, and partner Walter Mills for several…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mattanawcook Academy

"1932. "Mattanawcook Academy in 1846 at a Cost of $3000.00." Lincoln News (Lincoln) 9 July 1970: 293-94. Print."

Lincoln, Maine - Workman's Hospital

"… owner of the Workman’s Hospital that was built in 1932. The first Workman’s hospital was actually in the upstairs part of a house on Lee Street."

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Huntress

"Kneeland, Bruce. "The Lincoln News, July 14, 1932." Lincoln Historical Society Lincoln History (Black Binder 1 & 2). 6. Print."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"The last trolley ran through Scarborough in 1932. As use of trolleys declined, use of automobiles became more widespread."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - The Lending Libraries of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… Place Library closed after Lura's death in 1932. Sources: Around North Yarmouth by Lincoln J. Merrill Jr. and Holly K."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"X In 1932, part of the original Belcher Homestead became the site of the original Mallett School, and later the new Mallett School built in 2011."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"West Quoddy About 1880 X Electrified in 1932 according to an exhibit at the West Quoddy Visitor prepared by the Maine State Museum, a standard…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"In 1932 the Inn suffered the same fate as the hospital had and burned to the ground. Rusticators traveled to and from Maine by great steamships of…"

Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"74-77. Print. "Roaring Lions to Be Heard at Lincoln Field Day." Various Articles, White Binder. Lincoln Historical Society, Lincoln, 1932. Print."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… to the Canadian Pacific for $225 per share in 1932 and agreed to stay on for a time as President."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"Thelma decided to open a hospital in 1932 while working as a nurse in a nursing home. She witnessed women giving birth in their homes or in…"