Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Bus Service, Presque Isle, 1957

"Bangor and Aroostook Railroad's magazine, "Maine Line," v. 5 #5, pp. 4-8; v. 6, #1, pp. 4-7. Note the Braden Theater and Al's Food Shop on Main…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"Its competitor, Petersons Magazine, was founded in 1842. These magazines provided a wealth of up to date fashion information, pattern diagrams (to be…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Four sons of Jacob Abbott, Farmington, ca. 1865

"… editor of the "Literary Record" and "Harper's Magazine." He was a featured speaker at the dedication of the Cutler Memorial Library Building in…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Gauze evening dress with silk sash, ca. 1865 - Page 1 of 4

"… Description An 1867 issue of Peterson's Magazine essentially announced the beginning of the American bustle era."

Farmington Public Library

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Project Partners

"… 45,000 items including books, newspapers, magazines, audio books, videos, cassettes, DVDs, and CD-ROMS."

Jesup Memorial Library

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Norway Memorial Library

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Historic Hallowell - A Chosen Place

"… written for the December 2004 issue of Down East magazine entitled “The Chosen Place”: Hallowell is a beautiful town in which to walk around."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 4 of 4

"… is made clear in the June 1867, Peterson’s Magazine which marks the beginning of the bustle era with descriptions of evening dresses flat and plain…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Business as Usual

"… X Hayner Whiskey Advertisement The New England Magazine, June 1903 Courtesy of William and Debra Barry Booze may have been illegal, but it was…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History Bibliography

""A Bay State Exodus" Page 62 Wormser, Baron. “The Chosen Place.” Down East-The Magazine of Maine, December 2004."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 4 of 4

"“A Brief Scarborough Nature Center History.” Audubon Nature Center Collection, 5 May 1983. Wilson, Emily. “Marsh People.” Salt Magazine, No. 45"

South Portland Public Library

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Waterville Public Library

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

"… details seen in some Wiener Werkstätte design and other Viennese reform dress. Perhaps the patterning was inspired by a magazine illustration."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 3 of 4

"… Historical Society In August 1882, Peterson’s Magazine reported: “Velvet-figured goods will also be extensively worn next season."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 3 of 4

"… cartridge pleated with a bodice and decorative pattern of buttons very similar to an example illustrated in the June 1858 Peterson’s Magazine."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"… was a pioneer in the print industry, his national magazine Comfort, published in Maine, was the first 1,000,000 subscriber magazine in the United…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"… a gallop to their hotels.” -Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, Aug. 1886, p.417. In the latter 1800s, visitors traveled to Mount Desert Island by…"

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

""Oasis of Wilderness." Down East Magazine, September, 1995. Leamon, James S. Revolution Downeast: The War for American Independence in Maine."

Porter Memorial Library

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Cary Memorial Library

"… large print books, audiobooks on CD, DVDs, magazines and local history materials. [b]Facilities:[/b] The library's 75-year-old building was being…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"When she arrived home she wrote a magazine column and reported that the exhibition had been a success."