Keywords: sensationalism
Item 71042
Letter to Col. Shepley on circumstances in New Orleans, 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-06-02 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper
Item 29089
The Saco Factory Girl and Emily Adderson Romances of Real Life, 1852
Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: 1852 Location: Saco Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Biddeford, Saco and the Textile Industry
The largest textile factory in the country reached seven stories up on the banks of the Saco River in 1825, ushering in more than a century of making cloth in Biddeford and Saco. Along with the industry came larger populations and commercial, retail, social, and cultural growth.
Exhibit
Fashion for the People: Maine's Graphic Tees
From their humble beginnings as undergarments to today's fashion runways, t-shirts have evolved into universally worn wardrobe staples. Original graphic t-shirts, graphic t-shirt quilts, and photographs trace the 102-year history of the garment, demonstrating how, through the act of wearing graphic tees, people own a part of history relating to politics, social justice, economics, and commemorative events in Maine.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - The Johnson Shoe Bros.
"… foundation, Which was the start of a Hallowell sensation. 10,000 to 12,000 pairs of boots, The weekly payroll was quite the loot."
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Liz, widow Clark, Bangor, 1848
"… dress brown sock and red hoods." "They created a sensation all over the city," according to an account John Martin, a Bangor accountant and…"
Story
My father, Earle Ahlquist, served during World War II
by Earlene Chadbourne
Earle Ahlquist used his Maine common sense during his Marine service and to survive Iwo Jima
Story
Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey
MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR