Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"A man from Newport died from carbon monoxide poisoning produced from his generator. A man from Oakland who was struck by a tree while he was helping…"

Lincoln, Maine - Primary school on School Street, Lincoln, ca. 1905

"This indicates the era of the photograph. A man is climbing up a ladder next to the school, and there are many carts and wagons with spectators."

Historic Hallowell - Train Wreck Poem

"… On the tenth of November, 1937 There was a young man named Kevin All at once with a groan Three train cars jumped alone Two cars stayed nearby The…"

Historic Hallowell - Seaport on the Kennebec

"… anxious to protect their investments by manning their vessels with capable officers and crews, established a Navigation School at the Academy to…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 2 of 5

"The “digger man” was the person who drove the machine that would dig up the potatoes. The potato truck had full and empty barrels on the back of it."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 9 of 13

"A man is behind the digger picking potatoes. A full basket of potatoes is being emptied into a barrel. The farm owner, Mr."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Benjamin Kimball, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… for Ship Island he was the tallest & handsomest man in the regiment." Martin's illustration of Kimball and commentary about him is on page 58 of…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 12 of 13

"The man on the back of the truck would clamp onto a barrel with this tool and pull the barrel onto the body of the truck."

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"Daguerreotype of a man dressed in fur, ca. 1850Maine Historical Society An element of mystery surrounds a daguerreotype of an unidentified young man…"

Early Maine Photography - Art

"Unidentified man, ca. 1865Maine Historical Society Another variation on the portrait miniature was the profile drawn in pencil or rendered in…"

Historic Hallowell - A Bay State Exodus

"… and a three dollar fare on a boat could get a man from Massachusetts to the Kennebec valley. Each decade after the Revolution saw the population of…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 4 - Page 1 of 3

"A man was found dead because he was running a generator in his basement due to carbon-monoxide poisoning and that's what happened on day 4 of the…"

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

""Rarely will one find a man or woman so devoted to a cause as was Mrs. Brooks to the Farmington Public Library."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 4 of 5

"They would have to go quickly because the digger man would start coming down that row to dig the potatoes out of the ground."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Edward O'Brien House

"… Edward O’Brien, who became the wealthiest man in Thomaston. Edward O’Brien sold this property to his son, Edward Ellis O’Brien, in 1856."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin self portrait, 1889

"… written description of himself: "General business man, Expert Accountant, Landscape Gardener, Rustic designer, Origin of Martins perfect Waltz &…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Two star skaters, Bangor, 1868

"… is shown in four different positions and a young man from Canada in four positions while skating at the new Bangor Skating Rink in 1868."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Slave whip, 1864

"… narrative describes the whip and the story the young man told. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Duchess Anjoulene apple, Bangor, 1866

"… as below, the trunk of the tree as large as a mans fore finger the branches which had the fruit as large as a common pipe stem." Below the apple…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Arvida Hayford, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, temperance man, and Republican, also wrote that during temperance years, Hayford imported alcohol and provided…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashions in Bangor, 1866

"… and Maine State Museum Description A man and a woman show off the fashions of 1866 in Bangor. Around them are hat and shoe styles."

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

"The Saco River was particularly effected. Man rowing during a flood, 1936Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Gannett Newspapers issued a…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Landeen Family History

"… farm business and doing so was a very rugged man. When you ask about him most people would call him a gentle giant; he got that name because he was…"

Historic Hallowell - Kennebec Wire Company

"Benjamin Tenney was a successful Hallowell business man who also owned the Sandpaper Mill further up Vaughan Stream and was later to become the mayor…"