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The Good Old State Of Maine, James Brown
The Good Old State Of Maine, James Brown
Maine Song and Story Sampler
People have likely been singing, whistling, and humming while working for as long as music and work have existed. This relationship has developed twofold, both as a way to make work go faster (either by passing the time or establishing a rhythm for work) and as a means of expressing discontent with work or working conditions.
The Man Who Plucked The Gorbey, Charles Sibley
The Man Who Plucked The Gorbey, Charles Sibley
Maine Song and Story Sampler
Of all the stories told in lumbercamps, few have captured the attention of Maine’s folklorists like the story of “The Man Who Plucked the Gorbey.“ The gorbey, one of many names for the Canada Jay (also known as a moosebird, meat bird, gray jay, or Whiskey Jack), is a native of the northern coniferous forests of North America.
Greenville, 1927, Sanborn Map Company
Greenville, 1927, Sanborn Map Company
Sanborn Maps of Maine
Maps of Greenville, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Sheet 1 includes an index of the area covered on the remaining sheets.
Greenville, 1911, Sanborn Map Company
Greenville, 1911, Sanborn Map Company
Sanborn Maps of Maine
Maps of Greenville, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Sheet 1 includes an index of the area covered on the remaining sheets.
Greenville, 1904, Sanborn Map Company
Greenville, 1904, Sanborn Map Company
Sanborn Maps of Maine
Maps of Greenville, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Sheet 1 includes an index of the area covered on the remaining sheets.