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Moving Image		Bodies In Motion: The Biomechanics of Sports MPBN: Quest Series, Moving Image, 0:54:36 Using athletics, QUEST takes a fresh look at the way our bodies move. Bridging the gap between research and the playing field, coaches, trainers and athletes themselves discover how to optimize performance and what to do when injury causes that performance to fail. (Relevance: 688) Find Similar Resources	Biomechanics Sports -- Physiological aspects Human mechanics Human locomotion

Moving Image		Earliest Maine Films Northeast Historic Film, Moving Image A collection of five short, silent pieces filmed between 1901-1920 including: DRAWING A LOBSTER POT (1901), the earliest surviving moving image known to have been shot in Maine; TROUT FISHING, RANGELEY LAKES (1905); CANOEING IN MAINE (1906); LOGGING IN MAINE (1906); and THE HOW AND WHY OF SPUDS (1920). With musical accompaniment by Steve Vonderheide. (Relevance: 686) Find Similar Resources	Farming/Agriculture Fishing/Fisherman Lumbering Boats and boating, Logging industry, Fishing industry, Recreation, Agriculture

Still Image		Grand Trunk R. R. Station, Portland, Me. Fogler Special Collections, Still Image Postcard, "Grand Trunk R. R. Station, Portland, Me." Prior to the construction of the interstate highway system after World War Two, railroads were an important means of transportation for both people and goods within Maine and elsewhere. The ornate design of the railway station is a distinct contrast to the working areas of the same railway depot. (Relevance: 686) Find Similar Resources	Railroad stations Railroads Railroads Transportation

Text		Two petitions regarding the construction of a dam across the Kennebec River Maine State Archives, Text Two petitions giving reasons for and against the proposed dam across the Kennebec River. (Relevance: 667) Find Similar Resources	Dams Dams Environment: Fur trade, survival, industrial development, forest, conservation Kennebec River Ecology/Energy Fishing/Fisherman Industry Lumbering Rivers Shipping/Shipbuilding

Moving Image		A Place Apart MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 00:27:01 Maine is a place apart from the mainstream of American society. Beginning early in Maine’s history, settlers, merchants, visitors, artists, and writers brought images of Maine to the rest of the world that shaped the State's economy, identity, and heritage. The history behind the image of Maine remains a vital part of how we and those from away view Maine today. (Relevance: 654) Find Similar Resources	Maine heritage European settlement History - Colonial Period

Text		Petition from Town of Pittston Fogler Special Collections, Text Petition from the town of Pittston to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the subject of statehood for the District of Maine. (Relevance: 581) Find Similar Resources	Settlements Statehood Maine State-local relations

Still Image		Bath Iron Works Maine Historical Society, Still Image This oil painting of the Bath Iron Works shows the construction of two large naval vessels in the shipyard. Berry was the only artist permitted to paint Bath Iron Works during World War II. (Relevance: 573) Find Similar Resources	Artists, Maine Bath Iron Works (Me.) -- Oil paintings Berry, Carroll Thayer Berry, Carroll Thayer (1886-1978) Boat and ship industry -- Maine -- Bath -- Oil paintings

Still Image		Portland Company boiler shop employees, August 30, 1887 Maine Historical Society, Still Image Portland Company, Portland, Maine boiler shop employees, August 30, 1887. "The boiler shop employees were vital for the production of the 630 steam locomotive[s] and hundreds of marine and industrial boilers built by the Portland Company during the 19th century."- Fletcher, David H. 'The Portland Company 1846-1982. Charleston, S.C. : Arcadia Pub., 2002. 21. (Relevance: 560) Find Similar Resources	Metalworking industries Portland Company (Portland, Me.) -- Employees -- Photographs Railroad equipment industries Shipbuilding Shipfitting Transportation equipment industries

Moving Image		A Part of the Main MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:26:01 As Europeans began to look seriously towards Maine as a desirable economic region, there were many debates about who owned or controlled the varied and plentiful natural resources, especially timber. In the mid-1800’s, the timber harvest from the communities in the far north woods traveled via the river communities to the prosperous coast where the wealth of natural resources set sail for the world beyond. Today, these distinct regions remain intact, each with a different story to tell about how history has played itself out since that time. (Relevance: 540) Find Similar Resources	Natural resources Settlements Lumbering Shipping/Shipbuilding

Text		Receipt for costs to fit the ship Artisan, 1856 Maine Historical Society, Text Receipt for costs to fit out the ship the Artisan in 1856, signed by Poor and Neal. The Artisan was built by Samuel M. Knight. (Relevance: 533) Find Similar Resources	Artisan (Ship) Knight, Samuel S. Poor & Neal (Company) Shipfitting -- Maine -- Portland

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