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Machias River looking down towards upper dam and mill.
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Gorge, Machias River. Bangor Hydro Electric plant on left.
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Along the waterfront. Shows river and back of buildings including
Machias Hardware Co. and Mawhinney Motors.
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View down river from Grist Mill showing Ships, Lumber and tramway
on left. Tramway was used to transport lumber to wharves.
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Color print of Porter Memorial Library, Court Street.
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V.F.W. Post 1737 Percy S. Bosworth Post, Machias, Maine float in V
J Day Parade.
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Girl Scout Float in V J Day Parade
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American Legion Auxiliary float in V J Day Parade.
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V J Day parade on Main Street, Machias, Maine. Soldier in fornt is
Dr. Karl Larson. Buildings shown are E. C. Mugnai & Co., Cates
store, Stackpole Appliance.
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Tricycle and doll carriages decorated. One with Sign - Machias
Welcomes You on V-J Day. Machias, Maine.
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V J Day Celebration, street dance, Machias, Maine. Shows
Armstrong Restaurant on left. Crane Drug store on right.
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Emerson G. MacLauchlan Mobil Gas station and garage, Machias,
Maine. 1960's.
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Color print of Main street, Machias, ME. Shows Water trough, D. A.
Curtis Drug Store on Left. On right is Phenix Opera House.
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Court Street, Machias, Maine. Shows Soldiers Monument.
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Color print. Clare Hotel, Machias, Maine. At corner of Center and
Court streets. The location is now the Washington County Jail
parking lot.
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Pejespscot Paper Co. building turned in flood, 1923. Shows
bandstand at end of bridge and covered bridge in background.
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Machias Boys Band, Washington Academy and Beals School
Orchestra. Machias, Maine.
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Machias High School Band, Machias, Maine. Calendar is 1950.
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1940's Basketball team photo, Machias, Maine. Team members are
identified left to right as: Leonard Bowles, Coach Harvey
Armstrong, Dick McClain, Donnie Cole, Tommy Longfellow, Gerry
Chadwick, Julian Sprague, Vernon Sprague, George Feno, and
Sonny Bridgham.
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Machias Boys Band marching down Main St., Machias, Maine.
Buildings shown are: A & P Store and Crane Drug.
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Main St. Machias, Maine. Shows horses at water trough.
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1903 Machias Maine town baseball team. Players are identified as:
Alonzo Henry - Fielder,
James McDonald - fielder,
Earl Parlin - short stop,
Horace McEacharn - catcher,
Elma Johnson - pitcher,
Harold Kilton - ,
Clinton Leighton - 2nd base,
Sam Worcester - 3rd base,
Frank Nickerson - 1st base, and
Percy Bosworth - mascot. Bosworth was the first man from Machias
killed in World War I and has the American Legion in Machias
named after him (Percy Bosworth Post).
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Late 1950's print of Main Street, Machias, Maine. Left side shows
Bangor Hydro Electric, Machias Hardware and Western Auto stores.
Right side shows Mobil Gas Station, Eastern Trust Bank, U.S. Post
Office and more.
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Print of the 1923 flood on Machias River. Shows Upper dam on
Grove Street. In foreground is the flooded canal that fed the sash
mill on Water Street.
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