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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"The wide range of amusements included a bowling alley, a dance hall, a merry-go-round, swings, a shooting gallery, a baseball throw, exhibit booths…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aerial Photography

"Gannett was an innovator in the field, highlighting local interest stories with heavy illustration. Further, technological advancements during World…"

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

"In its prime it was the host for an inordinately wide array of spectacles. In summer, the Casino transformed itself into the Bar Harbor Playhouse…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 2 of 2

"On the white lace summer dress, a shoulder-wide lace panel covers and hangs over the entire bodice front."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Just to the south of the center of downtown, BIW purchased some of Maine Central R.R.’s property and removed the 19th-century passenger station."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"It is a fireproof structure made of limestone and bricks with a granite foundation. There are columns at its entrance to define the curved front…"

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Acadian Archives

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Historic Clothing Collection - Mourning Clothing

"Reasonably priced silk did not become widely available until the late 19th century. By that time, middle-class social propriety had consolidated…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"He also visits schools and libraries and reads kids his stories. Many of Stephen King's readers recognize Maine because he is from Maine and has…"