Maine Memory Network

Gilman School rear, Kennebec Valley Vocational Technical Institute, Waterville, 1983

Contributed by: Kennebec Valley Community College Archive Date: 1983 Location: Waterville Media: Photographic print

Gilman School, Kennebec Valley Vocational Technical Institute, Waterville, 1983

Contributed by: Kennebec Valley Community College Archive Date: 1983 Location: Waterville Media: Photographic print

Drafting Table for John Calvin Stevens II, 1959-1962

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1959–1962 Client: John Calvin Stevens II Architect: John Calvin Stevens II

Details of Steel Frame of Revolving Drawer for Rev. M. C. McDonough, Lewiston, 1912

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1912 Location: Lewiston Client: M. C. McDonough Architect: Coombs Brothers Architects

Carlton P. Fogg, Advocate for Vocational Education

Carlton P. Fogg (1899-1972) was passionate about vocational and technical education. While teaching at the high school level in Waterville, Fogg's lobbying and letter-writing helped create the Kennebec Valley Vocational Technical Institute in 1969.

KVVTI's Gilman Street Campus, 1978-1986

The Gilman Street building began its life in 1913 as Waterville High School, but served from 1978 to 1986 as the campus of Kennebec Valley Vocational Technical Institute. The building helped the school create a sense of community and an identity.

Presque Isle: The Star City - Maxie Anderson, Presque Isle, 1981

"… spoke to students from Northern Maine Vocational Technical Institute in Presque Isle who constructed a replica of his balloon Double Eagle II in…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Balloon liftoff memorial, Presque Isle, 1981

"Students from Northern Maine Vocational Technical Institute created the monument. This memorial was held on July 31, 1981. This item is in copyright."

Florence Ahlquist Link's WWII service in the WAVES
by Earlene Ahlquist Chadbourne

Florence Ahlquist, age 20, was trained to repair the new aeronautical cameras by the US Navy in WWII

My life as a revolutionary knitter
by Katharine Cobey

Moving to Maine and confronting knitting stereotypes