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Item 79584

Packing lobsters at Farrin's Wharf, South Bristol, ca. 1973

Contributed by: South Bristol Historical Society Date: circa 1973 Location: South Bristol Media: Postcard

Item 9755

American Express Company, Sanford, 1894

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1891 Location: Sanford Media: Photographic print

Item 103120

Coca Cola promotion on The Dave Astor show, Portland, 1962

Do you know this teenager?

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1962-03-31 Location: Portland Media: Film transparency

Online Exhibits

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Jack Lawrence, Saco, on Bicycle, ca. 1900

A Craze for Cycling

Success at riding a bike mirrored success in life. Bicycling could bring families together. Bicycling was good for one's health. Bicycling was fun. Bicycles could go fast. Such were some of the arguments made to induce many thousands of people around Maine and the nation to take up the new pastime at the end of the nineteenth century.

Exhibit

Trustees' Office, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, ca. 1915

In Time and Eternity: Shakers in the Industrial Age

"In Time and Eternity: Maine Shakers in the Industrial Age 1872-1918" is a series of images that depict in detail the Shakers in Maine during a little explored time period of expansion and change.

Exhibit

Carl A. Garris Jr. with lobsters, Portland, 1926

Maine Eats: the food revolution starts here

From Maine's iconic lobsters, blueberries, potatoes, apples, and maple syrup, to local favorites like poutine, baked beans, red hot dogs, Italian sandwiches, and Whoopie Pies, Maine's identity and economy are inextricably linked to food. Sourcing food, preparing food, and eating food are all part of the heartbeat of Maine's culture and economy. Now, a food revolution is taking us back to our roots in Maine: to the traditional sources, preparation, and pleasures of eating food that have sustained Mainers for millennia.

Site Pages

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Hains Ledge Quarry, Lithgow Hill, Hallowell, ca. 1890

Historic Hallowell - Nature's Bounty - Raw Material, Close at Hand

"… shipment (by ship, and after 1852, by rail) in crates produced in the woodworking shops both at the quarry sites and at the granite works in town."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"Wabanaki made do with wooden crates and boxes using them as seats, tables, and shelves for storing foodstuffs, cooking utensils, basketmaking tools…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"… Farmington, Maine This stencil was used to mark crates and barrels.Farmington Historical Society The Lowell homestead was on the Whittier Road…"