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The Penobscot Expedition and the Revolution
MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:26:45

The Penobscot disaster is usually regarded as the worst American Naval disaster with the exception of Pearl Harbor. An accidental archeological discovery in the Penobscot River sheds new light on the desperate last moments of the worst defeat of the American Revolution.

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Penobscot Expedition, 1779
History - Revolutionary War
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783

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People of the dawn
MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:26:37

The first and longest lasting period of Maine’s history is the world of the Native American, stretching from the retreat of the last Ice Age, 12,000 years to the present. People of the Dawn tells the story of the dynamic people who’ve inhabited the landscape of Maine.

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Native Americans
Canoes and canoeing
Maliseet Tribe
Micmac Tribe
Penobscot Tribe
Passamaquoddy Tribe
Wabanaki Tribe

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History of Penobscot Indians
Fogler Special Collections, Text

Account of the "History of Penobscot Indians" by Florence Nicola Shay

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Native Americans -- History
Penobscot Indian Nation
Penobscot Tribe

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Spring
MPBN: Quest Series, Moving Image, 00:58:03

Because spring comes so late to northern New England, things have to happen quickly and profusely. Spring is the time of year that wildlife and plants come to life again and get right to the business of creating new life.

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Spring -- New England
Seasons -- New England
Natural history -- New England
Ecology/Energy

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Power Lines
MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:26:46



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Hydroelectric power plants
Rivers
Water Power

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Interview with Frank Anthony about Satterlee Family
Maine Folklife Center, Sound

Selection from an interview with Frank Anthony of Bar Harbor about his relationship with the Satterlee family, summer people for whom he and his father worked as caretakers, conducted by Pamela Dean. In this selection, he describes his relationship with the family when he was a child, and how that relationship changed as he grew up.

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Recreation/Tourism
Summer employment
Summer people
Vacation homes

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1847 agreement for ship building between James L. Todd and John Smith
Maine Historical Society, Text

Agreement between James L. Todd of Phippsburg with John Smith to build a ship. The names on the contract were changed on April 4, 1848.

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Contracts
Manuscripts
Moody, William O.
Shipbuilding -- Maine
Shipbuilding -- Maine -- Phippsburg
Smith, Jacob
Smith, John
Todd, James L.

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Interview with Frank Anthony about Changing Summer Activities
Maine Folklife Center, Sound

Selection from an interview with Frank Anthony of Bar Harbor about his relationship with the Satterlee family, summer people for whom he and his father worked as caretakers, conducted by Pamela Dean. In this selection, he talks about how the lifestyle of summer visitors changed over time between the nineteen-teens and the second world war, particularly as a result of the increasing popularity and availablity of the automobile.

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Recreation/Tourism
Summer people
Tourism
Transportation
Vacation homes

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Dorrance Residence, Bar Harbor, Maine
Fogler Special Collections, Still Image

Postcard, "Dorrance Residence, Bar Harbor, Maine." View of extensive summer home of wealthy individuals in Bar Harbor.

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Recreation/Tourism
Summer people
Vacation homes

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Trails, Rails, and Roads
MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 00:28:01

The story of transportation in Maine is the story of the state's ongoing challenge to keep its people connected both to economic markets and to each other. Whether it's Route 113 in western Maine, US Route 1 meandering up the coast, or the once plentiful rail routes that joined every corner of the state, Maine's communities have been formed by the patterns of transportation.

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Transportation
Railroads

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