Saco

Since the development of photography in the

mid-nineteenth century, the camera has been used as

a tool of both discovery and preservation. Photographs

bring alive our picture of the past and can open a

floodgate of memories and nostalgia or inspire curiosity

and a sense of history.

Jeffrey Scully has delved into numerous private

collections, family albums, and the archives of the

McArthur Library to create a fascinating visual history of

Saco, Maine. From the shores of Saco Bay to the banks

of Goosefare Brook; from high upon York Hill to the

downtown bustle of Pepperell Square and Main Street,

the people, places, and events of the century of change

between 1850 and 1950 are chronicled for posterity.