Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 2 of 4

"Nylon's crease resistant, wash and drip-dry qualities were novel and exciting at that time. "Betty Barclay Frock," ca."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… the boom chain that held logs broke, and the logs washed over the dam during high water, smashing nearly every window in the first two stories of…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"… our refrigerators, and our showers, and our washing machines. And so all of a sudden we didn’t have any of those things."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"Doctors have to make sure they have washed thoroughly and have the proper gear on before they attend to a very sick patient."

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"Gilman says that “machine made cans” and “sealing machines” were made in both plants, but does not describe them."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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