Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Dr. Benjamin Page

"Benjamin Page Dr. Benjamin Page (1770 - 1844) practiced medicine, performed minor surgery and sold patent medicine."

Maine Granite Industry Historical Society

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 2

"… building technology and changing agricultural practices of the period. While exhibiting traditional braced frame construction with a rafter-purlin…"

Historic Hallowell - Dr. John Hubbard

"After attending medical school he practiced medicine in Virginia but returned to Hallowell in 1830 and set up his practice in a small office off…"

Historic Hallowell - Thomas Bond House

"He married Lucretia Flagg Page who was the daughter of Dr. Benjamin and Abigail Page. Atty. Bond practiced law until (1813-14), and served as a…"

Historic Hallowell - In Sickness and in Health

"… came to the Kennebec Valley to establish medical practices. They included Daniel Cony, Samuel Colman, Benjamin Page, John Hubbard (father of Maine…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Allen Building

"… built the Allen building in 1890 to house his practice. It was also the first post office in Presque Isle, until 1914."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin, Bangor, ca. 1868

"… "Dancing Fraternity," a group that studied and practiced the latest dances. Martin was the group's founding secretary and prepared a book about the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ada Martin gymnastic costume, Bangor, 1864

"… 400 students performed the gymnastics they had practiced. Martin wrote a detailed description of the event, along with the illustration, on page…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashions in Bangor, 1866

"… in fashion, landscaping and gardening, business practices, architecture, and numerous other topics, wrote and illustrated five volumes in which he…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1830-1860

"… and the survivor of long wear, features a large practical hood. Watered silk cape, ca. 1865Maine Historical Society Two piece cape and…"

Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"… was short-lived, for Douglas moved his practice to Philadelphia in 1874. Anticipating the change, Coombs formed a partnership with another young…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 4 of 4

"While pirating French couture designs was an old practice, in the 1950s some U.S. manufacturers contracted and made arrangements with French…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"… for most school dances, band practice, orchestra practice, cheerleading practice, class plays, musical productions, class photos, and of course…"

Kennebec Valley Community College Archive

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Architecture & Landscape database - Elmer I. Thomas

"… to Maine in 1891, Elmer Thomas opened his own practice, first in Auburn and then in Lewiston. Between 1891 and his untimely death in 1895 at the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 1 of 3

"His Latin teacher would let his band play and practice during study hall. His favorite subjects were music and ancient history."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin cone cedar tree, Bangor, 1866

"… in landscaping, architecture, fashion, business practices and most other subjects of his day, drew this illustration of a cone cedar tree he…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dr. Charles Snell, Bangor, ca. 1867

"The Charles Snell pictured practiced in Bangor and his father in Oxford County. John Martin (1823-1907) drew this sketch of the son "to show how…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 1 of 3

"As yet, examples of practical, back pleat, "Gibson Girl" skirts and little in the way of smart shirt blouses are found in the MHS collection."

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"Wilson cites the widespread practice of soldiers being photographed by quoting Humphrey’s Journal for February, 1862: "The photographer accompanies…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings

"Alexander, a talented young Boston native, who practiced in Portland from 1851 to 1863. The Maine Historical Society owns Alexander’s 1856 rendering…"

Music in Maine - Music Education

"… build motor skills while allowing them to practice self-expression. For children and adults, music helps strengthen memory skills."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding During and after the Civil War - 1861 to 1900

"… Samuel Watts produced several Down Easters, a practical replacement for the clipper ships. With the coming of steam-driven vessels, sailing vessels…"