Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1920

"… This view of Main Street in Lincoln looking south shows some of the stately old buildings that once adorned Main Street."

Historic Clothing Collection - Fabric Adaptive Reuse

"… Reuse View the Fabric Adaptive Reuse Slide Show In the past, when silk textiles were so expensive and new dresses required many yards of…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Braden Theater

"1994. McCarty, Kathy. "On with the Show." Star-Herald [presque isle] 27 Feb. 2008. Graves III, Richard A. Forgotten Times: A Walk Through History."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin homestead, Bangor, ca. 1864

"… detailed illustration of the house and grounds -- showing the improvements he made. A commentary that accompanies the drawing in "John Martin's…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses

"… the Wrappers, Tea Gowns & At Home Dresses Slide Show Wrapper is the traditional term used for the gowns gathered under this heading."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "A Society Lady of 1889," Bangor

"Martin wrote, "The above Lady shows what constitutes a Society lady of the present day. The material for dress in this case is not costly but shows…"

Lincoln, Maine - Wartime Lincoln

"… topics and compiling various responses to show what they learned. Each student was able to respond through one of four learning styles: MASTERY…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"The dining room, kitchen, Jackson's Clothing Store, Ross Drug Store, the United States Post Office, and Mrs."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 3 of 3

"A South Paris tintype of about 1860 shows eleven members of the Bemis family standing adjacent to the store of merchant Hiram Hubbard."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mourning Clothing

"… Clothing View the Mourning Clothing Slide Show With the growth of the middle class, the custom of wearing black during periods of mourning…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 8 of 13

"This picture shows how two persons can load barrels with a battery powered hoist, one man to operate the hoist and another to place the barrels."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin gate design, Bangor, 1867

"… too near a house and is made for service and show." Martin was an accountant and shopkeeper who was interested in architecture, landscape design…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Junior Martin in cadet uniform, Bangor, ca. 1871

"… of his son on page 104 of his "Scrap Book no 3," showing Junior "attention, order arms," in his dress coat, and going to drill."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden House Bar, 1837

"… which John Martin (1823-1904) created in 1864, shows the bar at the Hampden House as it appeared in 1837. Martin was apprenticed to Dr."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Slave whip, 1864

"He said the young former slave made a whip to show Martin and others what it was like. Martin's narrative describes the whip and the story the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Boy at Bangor post Civil War parade, 1865

"… he drew illustrations of two schoolboys to show the outfits they wore in the parade. This boy is one of the age 11-14 group who "were uniformed in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashions in Bangor, 1866

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

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

"… of Round Pond by a photographer named Goodwin shows the fishing fleet in the harbor with the village beyond."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Reform and Repeal

"… citizens on a parade review stand in Westbrook, show the serious side of Prohibition. X Who Profits from Beer? Christian Civic League of…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"<http://steamtraction.farmcollector.com/Farm-Shows/Lombard-Steam-Log-Hauler.aspx>. "Lombard Steam Log Hauler Goes Full Steam Ahead." Maine News…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Elmer Ellsworth Martin, Bangor, 1865

"… stories; climbing a tree at center, and showing his father, John Martin (1823-1904), "what he and Junior learned to do on the soft ground in the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin in Spanish cloak, Bangor, 1846

"This illustration, from page 212 in the journal, shows Martin in a new outfit he bought in 1845-1846."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Soldier transport ships, Bangor, 1865

"His illustrations show the Charles Thomas and the John Rice, which had members of the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery aboard."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Wood pile, 130 Center St., Bangor, ca. 1864

"… drawing the house & L had I been artist enough to show a Jog I might & wished to represent this wood pile but in giving the L on a line with the…"