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Photography
Title
Southport Bridge
Year
1997
Spanning the waterway of the Townsend Gut, the Southport Bridge is one of the only remaining swing bridges in Maine. Susan Skodon captures images of the bridge and the work of the Lewis family who now run the bridge.
Type
published content
Title
Colonists and Coneheads
Year
1987
As a sociologist, Peter Rose sees tourism as having a caste system. Rose explains how he views colonists as brahmins and bus tourers near the bottom of the system.
Type
Writing
Title
Freedom in Faith: Sister Joanne Roy
Year
2002
Robin Lea highlights the life of Sister Joanne Roy, covering topics regarding Roy's social work, spiritual beliefs, and ecology.
Type
Photography
Title
Benedicta Story Photographs
Year
1988
Chris Knight captures images of people in Benedicta, Maine.
Type
Photography
Title
Jean Demetracopoulos
Year
1992
R. Todd Hoffman captures the life of Jean Demetracopolous, working on a farm, and her Greek heritage.
Type
published content
Title
The Middle Generation
Year
1983
William Ibelle explores how three generations of Penobscot Indians are searching through their experiences to define what it means to be a Penobscot living in today's work.
Type
published content
Title
Romance of the Wooden Boat
Year
2005
Emily Funkhouser highlights the work of boat builders and boat restorers at the Brooklin Boatyard in Brooklin, Maine. Funhouser speaks to carpenters about their experiences and the building process.
Type
Writing
Title
Decorating Christmas
Year
2011
Lisa Mattingly documents the work of Corey Perreault, a mother who uses Christmas decorations to deal with economic struggles. Mattingly speaks to Perreault about decorations and using them as a cleansing ritual.
Type
Writing
Title
A La Guerra!
Year
2000
Hillary Berliner documents the lives of migrant workers from Honduras who work in forestry, known as brushcutters. Berliner learns about the work that these workers performer in the forestry industry and discusses their personal stories.
Type
Radio
Title
The Jane Fonda
Year
2013
Since the Vietnam War, Big G's sandwich shop has offered unique sandwiches, which surprisingly comes with some controversy over the name one sandwich. Jake Ryan documents how one sandwich at the shop used to be called 'The Jane Fonda,' and patron's desire to change the name to honor the dead of the Vietnam War.
Type
Writing
Title
Shadows and Light: Waterville's Railroad Square Cinema
Year
2005
With nowhere to view European and experimental films, a group of friends and film enthusiasts living in central Maine decided to open their own movie theatre to show these films. Dinah Grossman highlights the Railroad Square Cinema and how the town of Waterville reacted to the theatre opening.
Type
published content
Title
Inside L.L. Bean Telemarketing Center, Lewiston, 1990
Year
1995
Tonee Harbert documents a day at work for employees at the L.L. Bean Telemarketing Center.
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