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Photos on a series of panels at the Maine MILL help tell the story of Maine’s labor force in the early 1900s.
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Photos on a series of panels at the Maine MILL help tell the story of Maine’s labor force in the early 1900s.
Muslims pray during Eid at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston on Tuesday morning. Muslims filled the Colisee during the religious holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting.
Kadra Adam of Lewiston picks up her friend's 15-month-old son, Amin Omar, following the Eid prayer at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston on Tuesday morning. Muslims filled the Colisee to pray during Eid, a religious holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting.
Joseph Bourgeois puts his son Bogoreh Jean's shoes on following the Eid prayer at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston on Tuesday morning. Muslims remove their shoes while praying in the Mosque. To accommodate such a large crowd, the Colisee served as a Mosque on Tuesday.
Mohamed Adani, not pictured, of Lewiston said it is customary to dress up and look sharp during Eid, the religious holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting.
Mohamed Adani, left, greets Ahmed Ali in the parking lot of the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston on Tuesday morning. Adani and Ali, both of Lewiston, are two of the hundreds of local residents who joined the Eid prayer service at the Colisee.
Majority of those that attended Tuesday's prayer service looked their best. Mohamed Adani of Lewiston said it is customary to dress up and look sharp during Eid, the religious holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting.
Bates College anthropology professor Danny Danforth celebrates with local Muslims during Eid on Tuesday. Danforth of Lewiston said that many of those in attendance of Tuesday's prayer service were once students of his as he taught them English through Lewiston Adult Education classes.
Muslims pray during Eid at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston on Tuesday morning. Muslims filled the Colisee during the religious holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting.