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Historical Items

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Item 10847

U.S. Life-Saving Station, Wallis Sands, New Hampshire, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: circa 1895 Location: Rye Media: Lantern slide

Item 10323

Joe Dejenanie, Carrying Place Cove, ca. 1934

Contributed by: Pamela Grindle through West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association Date: circa 1934 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 108645

Long view of Popham Beach, Phippsburg, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Phippsburg Media: Glass Plate Negative

Online Exhibits

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Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine

For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.

Exhibit

Sagadahoc County through the Eastern Eye

The Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast, Maine. employed photographers who traveled by company vehicle through New England each summer, taking pictures of towns and cities, vacation spots and tourist attractions, working waterfronts and local industries, and other subjects postcard recipients might enjoy. The cards were printed by the millions in Belfast into the 1940s.

Site Pages

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Friends of Wood Island Light

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 2 of 2

"Wyman is a lifesaver for helping Mimi stay alive. When I hear about this tragedy I feel bad for all the people that died."

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Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"The U.S.S. Lifesaving Service came next, then rolled the Lubec firefighters proudly riding the horsedrawn pumper “Torrent,” which still exists in the…"