Maine Memory Network

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - "Bailey's Algebra" Textbook

"… Contributed by Farmington Historical Society Description View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Historic Clothing Collection - Cotton twill bell bottom pants, ca. 1975 - Page 1 of 3

"1975 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Historic Clothing Collection - Double breasted vinyl pea coat, ca. 1975 - Page 1 of 3

"1975 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - E. S. Dingley Corn Shop, Farmington Falls, ca. 1895

"Dingley Corn Shop where corn from area was husked and canned. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Burnham Morrill Corn Factory, Farmington, ca. 1930

"… Description Postcard of the Burnham Morrill Corn Factory circa 1930. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Birds Eye mobil combine, Aroostook County, ca. 1960

"… A Birdseye mobil combine for processing pea vines in the field. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

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

"… Description Aerial view of Potato Service Company, Presque Isle. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Normal School, Presque Isle, ca. 1910

"… Presque Isle Normal School buildings, Presque Isle, ca. 1910 View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library, Presque Isle, 1908

"… The original Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library in Presque Isle. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Delivery of generators, Presque Isle, 1959

"… diesel electric generators to Maine Public Service in Presque Isle. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Train Depot, Presque Isle, ca. 1955

"… and Aroostook diesel engine #41 stopped at the Presque Isle Depot. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Blue Hill, Maine - Friendship vessel, Blue Hill, 1907

"… Description A sailing vessel named Friendship in Blue Hill. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Blue Hill, Maine - Swimming, Blue Hill, 1907

"… Swimming at the Bathing Beach in Blue Hill during the summer of 1907. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Blue Hill, Maine - Picnicking, Blue Hill, 1907

"… Description Picnicking along the coast of Blue Hill in 1907. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Blue Hill, Maine - Waterside Cottage, Blue Hill, 1907

"… Description A rusticator’s waterside cottage in 1907. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Blue Hill, Maine - The Homestead, Blue Hill, 1907

"… The Homestead and tennis court at Parker Point, Blue Hill, 1907. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Blue Hill, Maine - Buggy Ride to South Blue Hill, 1907

"… Description Rusticators on a summer ride to South Blue Hill in 1907. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Blue Hill, Maine - SS Panatoset, Blue Hill, 1907

"… Description SS Panatoset yacht in 1907 near Blue Hill. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Blue Hill, Maine - Brooksville to Castine Ferry, 1907

"… A ferry boat that traveled from Brooksville to Castine, 1907 View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Lincoln, Maine - Horse and Wagon, Lincoln, ca. 1900

"… Description Two men with a horse and wagon in Lincoln. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Bridgewater Historical Society

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Cornish Historical Society

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Durham Historical Society

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