Maine has changed so much over the years. Sometimes it feels that recent years have seen more change than ever before. Sometimes it’s nice to take some time to remember what things were like in simpler times. Here are a few photos that show was life was like back in the early 1900s. It was truly a different time.
- Monument Square in Portland was a different place.
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- Afternoon at the salmon hatchery in Raymond.
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- The night of the May 1933 fire in Androscoggin County was one of the saddest in Maine history.
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- The historic Round Fort in Wiscasset.
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- Longfellow Square looks eerily similar to present day.
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- The Portland Head Light keeper, proud of his charge.
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- A Mid-Coast Maine home with a fire bell.
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- Enjoying a day out on the boat in Bar Harbor.
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- Logs in the Kennebec River.
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- The capitol standing tall in Augusta.
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- Pulling out the canoe in northern Maine.
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- Richard’s Mill on the river.
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- Knapp’s Pitch in Rumford.
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- Due to the owner’s illness, this home was only half built.
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- The fort at the Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site looks very similar today.
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- Maine folks enjoy spring water at Poland Spring.
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- An old Orr’s Island Home.
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Do you have any memories or stories from this time?
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