Maine Memory Network

Caribou Public Library

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Source Materials

"for providing access and allowing the 19th Century oil painting of Asticou by Dr. John L. Hughes to be photographed and used for this project."

New Hampshire Historical Society

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Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society

"… aimed at showcasing the diverse history of 19th Century Maine through the photographic lens. What makes a photograph "early"? Unidentified…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Business as Usual

"… of Munjoy Hill, the last active, legal brewery in 19th-century Maine. After Maine went dry in 1851, it was illegal to drink, possess, or sell…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Quenching the Thirst

"S-5665 By the late 19th century, tonics and patent medicines such as these were popular cure-alls, especially with women."

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"… a mainstay of the local economy for all of the 19th century. When the granite industry moved into full production carpenters and wheelwrights…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"… 1820) signed into law the Legislative Act on June 19th, 1811, which separated the new Town from Eastport."

Maine Maritime Museum

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"Forty-two ice houses like “Ice Mania”, covered the shores of the Kennebec River. Ice men are guiding ice blocks toward the steam-powered conveyor…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - A Call to Temperance

"License Early 19th century Collections of Maine Historical Society; gift of Marian Bucholtz, 1965 Broadside 282 This verse summarizes the hope of…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"In the late 19th century, pre-existing wooden stores were gradually replaced with brick construction, creating the historic downtown streets one sees…"

Music in Maine - Longfellow Family Music

"… different pianos—rare luxury items in the early 19th century—over generations. During the War of 1812, Henry asked his father to send him a drum…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement

"… Few images so clearly suggest the hypocrisy of 19th-century politicians pretending to serve the Prohibition cause while furthering their own aims."

Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?

"… shipped from Hallowell until the middle of the 19th century. Huge quantities of raw wool were being produced in England in the mid to late 1700s…"

Kings Landing Historical Settlement

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"… Public Library Lumberjacks During the mid 19th century, the lumberjack’s job was to cut down trees and and send them down river."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery

"… 1834-1839Maine State Museum Proof Set, early 19th century Charles Gerletti, Glagow, Etched glass in wooden box Collections of Maine State Museum…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"… Historical Society Tavern Sign, Maine, mid 19th century Painted wood Collections of Maine Historical Society; gift of Dorothy Plummer, 1985…"

Colby College Special Collections

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"At the end of the 19th century, Chester became involved in the Telephone & Telegraph business. He owned and operated Franklin Telephone & Telegraph…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"References Johnson, Deidre. "Jacob Abbott." 19th-Century Girls' Series. July 2005. Retrieved 3 Dec. 2008 from…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Steam powered the 19th Century, and eventually fog signals at lighthouses. That shed first housed a hot-air horn, then in 1868 a steam whistle…"

Music in Maine - Opera, Orchestras and Stages

"… Maine's Opera Houses Many Maine towns in the 19th and early 20th centuries had an “opera house,” used as multi-purpose community meeting spaces…"