Maine Memory Network

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking Implements

"… glass Courtesy of Arlene Palmer Schwind X Bottle, 1810-1835 Western Pennsylvania Blown glass Courtesy of Arlene Palmer Schwind X…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1919 to 1934: The Nation Follows Maine Into Prohibition

"… and Disappointment Confiscated liquor bottles, Portland, 1927Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media The dream of outlawing the…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery

"X Ginger Beer Bottle, ca. 1825-1850 Bourne, Denby, England Stoneware Collections of Dyer Library / Saco Museum Increasingly soft drinks were…"

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"… rest their elbows on a table displaying a liquor bottle (pictured at right). Daguerreotype of a man dressed in fur, ca."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement

"… Maine Historical Society Broadside 285 X Bottle Benjamin F. Haley, Biddeford, 1870-1880 Stoneware Collections of the York Institute…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Bootleggers vs. Police

"Confiscated liquor bottles, Portland, 1927Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Green River whiskey bottles hidden in Moxie cases, 1927 Seized…"

Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1620 to 1820: New England's Great Secret

"… decreased in the face of disease and war, the bottle became a growing problem for many Native Americans."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… result in a gold mine find of old metal, bottles, cans and rubber tires. These items were taken to Willard Kane's store where he weighed and stored…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"… sacks, nail and shot bags, bananas, and also bottle bags. They represented an assortment of about 30 sizes and over 50 different brands."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"… – pottery, fishhooks, dishes, buttons, medicine bottles, nails and so much more. Some of what the team found contradicts press reports about island…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"Swett Drugstore Bottle, Bath,ca. 1920Patten Free Library William Mains Bill, Bath, 1884 Patten Free Library In any city, a reputable drugstore…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… and a large herd of cattle.” Titcomb Syrup Bottle The Titcomb Family made maple syrup for over 200 years."

Otisfield Historical Society

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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