Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"… Lincoln Clothing Co., Grindell’s Store, Solomon’s Store, Solomon and Grindell’s Store, Moulton’s Gun Shop, and now we know the store as House of…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Sears and Roebuck Company Building

"When it was built, the store was the second largest Sears building in New England. Sears moved to the Aroostook Centre Mall in 1993."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Green's Department Store

"One of Green’s two sons, Eddie, managed the store starting in 1952. Green’s Shoe and Clothing Department Store closed in 1959 after 49 years of doing…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Service Company, Presque Isle, c. 1965

"Potato Service Company, Presque Isle, c. 1965 Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society Description Aerial view of Potato Service…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Mono Aircraft Company, Presque Isle, 1935

"Linn, president of the Linn Tractor Company, Morris, N.Y. The photo was taken at Presque Isle's airport in 1935. Linn was a native of Washburn."

Historic Hallowell - Eastern Illustrating Company

"… Cassens, a young entrepreneur, started a postcard company, the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, in the mid-coast town of Belfast, Maine."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Company building, Presque Isle, 1921

"… Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Company building, Presque Isle, 1921 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society Description…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"Croswell's Store c. 1890 Located in Farmington Falls, Croswell's Store opened in 1816. The store was run by the Croswell family until 1958."

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…"

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

"… Historical Society The Presque Isle Electric Company (later known as Maine Public Service Company) was established in the 1890s."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Memorial Day, Presque Isle, 1888

"Freeman Hardware Store. Above the store door is the name, "Bouquet." Above the second floor is the sign, "Photography Rooms." Note the late 1880's…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Eddie's Market

"Eddie started his own store, Eddie’s IGA, which had a line of groceries and meats and free delivery."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The electric company did just that in 1891. The electric company was still struggling to turn a profit and asked Gould for advice."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Electric generator delivery, Presque Isle, 1959

"The Aroostook Trust Company building in the background is at the corner of Main Street and Chapman Road, Presque Isle."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"The railroad often stored the freight in the winter. At one time, the AVR had 63, 50 foot warehouses served by the tracks."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… incorporated and Presque Isle had its first water company, the Presque Isle Water Company, which built and operated the reservoir at Mantle Lake to…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Phair House, the Bellstead and the Social Security Building

"The building was called the Bellstead because the telephone company owned it. In 1958, the Bellstead was closed and torn down in 1962."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Wilder's Jewelry

"In 1950, he bought the Holmes Jewelry store and changed the name to Wilder’s. Some of the showcases in the store are more than a hundred years old."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northern Maine Fair Memories - Page 2 of 3

"… Society Some buildings that Dot’s construction company built for the Northern Maine Fair were the Forum, the eatery, the restrooms, and the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Loading ice, Presque Isle Stream, 1946

"… Description These Presque Isle Ice Company employees, from left, Chet Payne, [?] Willette, and Ken Allen, are guiding ice to a conveyor…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Cheese Factory

"Large round blocks of cheese were stored in round wooden boxes. These boxes were often used as pantry storage boxes. Return to Student Research"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 1 of 2

"… was in high school, he worked at the JJ Newberry Company as a stock boy and cleaner. He also worked for his father by cutting down trees and making…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Perry Opera House

"… three stories tall, with the ground floor being stores. It was renamed the Perry Theatre, and had a sixty foot semicircular stage."

Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1890

"The Lincoln Clothing Company was a department store, visible as the first full building on the left."