Maine Memory Network

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"The photo on the left is of a hot air balloon that got away as it was being filled and sailed over Blue Hill Mountain."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… were awarded to prize winners and professional photos were taken to be on display at Crockett’s Bakery the next week to be purchased."

Acadian Archives

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"… practice, class plays, musical productions, class photos, and of course, basketball games and practices."

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"John M. Shalikashvili (right), U.S. Army. Photo courtesy of the Department of Defense. X Cohen was sworn in as the twentieth Secretary of Defense…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Photo by Frank P. Adams. X Schooner Charles E. Sears, Lubec, ca. 1900Lubec Memorial Library Lubec’s connection to the sea also offered…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"Presque Isle Historical Society This photo, from 1921, features John R Braden and his handler on the left and Calgary Earl, another champion harness…"

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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