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Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"One of the most successful factories was called the Johnson Brothers Shoe Factory. Though it was a very productive factory, all good things come to a…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Rufus Prince's factory and store, Bangor, 1864

"… south and eastern end Prince's brick store and factory. He made the drawing, which appears on page 379 of the journal, on July 21, 1864 and wrote…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Carr O'Brien Block

"… bank, commercial shops, sail loft, boot and shoe factory, clothing factory, and now houses the Prison Showroom, a retail outlet for products…"

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Architecture & Landscape database - Eaton W. Tarbell

"… was an outspoken critic of the traditional brick Georgian Revival style favored for high school and college buildings, calling it “way behind the…"

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Architecture & Landscape database - Elmer I. Thomas

"His father Sylvanus D. Thomas was a brick mason and building contractor, who was responsible for the construction of many buildings in Lewiston and…"

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Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"He excelled in using the style to create imposing brick and stone residences for such influential individuals as Robert P. Hazzard, Jr."

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Historic Hallowell - The Johnson Shoe Bros.

"The Johnson Shoe Bros. The Jarnes-Hamburger Factory closed down, Twin Johnson Brothers soon found, A building made from wood with a brick…"

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Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"In March of 1966, the factory was moved to a different plant (currently Hannaford) on Whitten Road. In 1974, the shoe factory closed all together."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"… 1915Thomaston Historical Society A broom factory was established at the prison and in 1899, a newspaper reports that railroad carloads of…"

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"A butter factory, Carrabassett Creamery, was organized as a stock company in Nov.1899. The factory was built near the bridge crossing Gilman Stream."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"… In 1871 Edward O’Brien established a shoe factory in the Carr O’Brien Block at the Upper Corner to boost the flagging economy."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"… years passed, Chester was producing earmuffs in a factory in West Farmington. He continued production of earmuffs until his death in 1937 – nearly…"

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Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Privy

"These different living places were home for factory workers, store clerks, domestic workers, and others."

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… a sawmill, grist mill, salt box factory, starch factory, wagon shop, novelty mill, carding factory, dye house, fulling mill, clover mill, and…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"A boot and shoe factory, a brick mill, a sawmill and a clothespin factory opened, and other businesses that followed also flourished because people…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"A pavilion for movies and dances, a starch factory, doctors’ offices, a rake factory, a hotel, and many other businesses came and went."

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Otisfield Historical Society

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Bangor Public Library

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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… whistle, standard aural alarm of the era from factories to locomotives. Dual Steam WhistlesWest Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association By 1887…"

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"… were sawmills, the first built in 1803, salt factories, shoe factories, carding mills, blacksmith shops, and ice houses."

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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