Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 6 of 13

"After the barrel is full, the picker would put a ticket in the barrel rim. The barrel loaders would collect the tickets so that the farmer could keep…"

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

"Don't forget to put a ticket on the barrel when you fill it. 5. You put two tickets on this barrel. You're only allowed one."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Grant-Wilson political rally, Augusta Depot, 1872

"… and fellow supporters of the Republican ticket to re-elect U.S. Grant and his running mate, Henry Wilson, took a train from Bangor to the rally…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Skating Rink, 1868

"Admission was 10 cents or $2 for a season ticket. Martin's illustration includes the surrounding area: two steamer wharfs and Broad Street behind…"

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

"… truck No more barrels, no more baskets, no more tickets and no more picking potatoes. Former farmer Larry Park talks about how a potato harvester…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Odd Fellows Hall

"… The first floor of the building contains an old ticket booth, a kitchen, and ample space for tables."

Music in Maine - Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis

"… events were moonlighting from a “day job”, paper tickets were sold for a few bucks ($2.50 for Jimi Hendrix) at the local record stores, deejays…"

Bridgton Historical Society

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Shipyards

"A round trip ticket to the park, from the Main Road just over 2 tenths of a mile, cost 10 cents and included free admission."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Braden Theater

"… play here was “Nancy Goes to Rio” and the first ticket was sold to Mrs. Mary Griffiths. When it was first constructed, the theater was owned by…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"Then they timed the conversation. The ticket was put in a slot below the dial, and then they pulled a handle to their left."

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

"Most Wabanakis had third class tickets. Travel fares were sometimes reimbursed by Indian agents who controlled the tribes’ annual budget of…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"A ticket was only $6.00! Horse-drawn wagons were often lined up all the way from the river to the Main Road waiting their turn to off- or on-load…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"Movies Come To The Island Criterion & Star Tickets, Bar Harbor, ca. 1935Northeast Harbor Library As Bar Harbor evolved into a premiere…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"A round trip ticket to the park, from the Main Road just over 2 tenths of a mile, cost 10 cents and included free admission."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"The tickets sold for $1.00 each and it was hosted by the Bath Cornet Band. Columbia Theatre program, Bath, 1937Patten Free Library One of the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"… in the form of a few paragraphs" Steamboat Ticket, Lincoln, 1864Lincoln Historical Society One of the first steamboats that traveled to…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"… the rum and raffled off a white horse at $1/ticket. It was said that a hot time in the old town was had that night."

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"A ticket for the trip from Portland, approximately 187 miles, cost $4, with an additional charge for meals and staterooms."

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… Hill Public Library Once you step through the ticket booth, in front of you is the heart and soul of the fair: The Midway."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"Tickets were exclusive ($15 for the series) and the concerts were hugely successful. A year later Schelling composed a violin concerto for Kreisler…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… to passenger service, including monthly commuter ticket-holders, the line allowed West Cumberland’s farmers to ship their milk and farm produce…"

Music in Maine - Community Music

"… everyone, letting locals who could not afford a ticket to the festival to be part of it. 2023 was the thirtieth year and it has grown into one of…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… one were to look up when standing in front of the ticket booth at the Braden Theatre on Main Street in Presque Isle, one would see a “cornerstone”…"