Many of the items in the permanent collection on the upper floors deal with the subject matter of the new exhibit at the Maine MILL in the Bates Mill Complex in Lewiston.
Photos on a series of panels at the Maine MILL help tell the story of Maine’s labor force in the early 1900s.
Kelly Stewart, center, instructs writer Karen Kreworuka on how to shoot a handgun at Foothills Firearms Safety in Sumner. Stewart's husband, Bob Stewart, is the range safety officer.
Kelly Stewart, left, instructs Karen Kreworuka how to shoot a handgun at Foothills Firearms Safety in Sumner.
Writer Karen Kreworuka is surprised that she hit the target while learning how to shoot a handgun from Kelly Stewart at Foothills Firearms Safety in Sumner.
Kelly Stewart, left, teaches writer Karen Kreworuka how to fire a .22-caliber handgun at Foothills Firearms Safety in Sumner.
Friends from the Lewiston and Topsham area walk between stations during the Spring Ladies Day at the Range at the Androscoggin County Fish and Game shooting range in Auburn. The ladies had just fired handguns and rifles and were moving over to the shotgun stage.
Range safety officer Tonya Fons of Minot instructs Lorimar Rosorio of Lewiston how to shoot an AR-556 rifle during the Spring Ladies Day at the Range at the Androscoggin County Fish and Game shooting range in Auburn.
Range safety officer Tonya Fons of Minot instructs Lorimar Rosorio of Lewiston on how to shoot an AR-556 rifle during the Spring Ladies Day at the Range at the Androscoggin County Fish and Game shooting range in Auburn.
Nicole Fleming of Brunswick has attended two Ladies Day at the Range at the Androscoggin County Fish and Game shooting range in Auburn. Fleming is hoping to bring her children to a youth day so that they can learn about firearms safety.
Range safety officer Steve Morin of Lewiston instructs Lorimar Rosorio of Lewiston how to shoot a pistol during the Spring Ladies Day at the Range at the Androscoggin County Fish and Game shooting range in Auburn.
Tonya Fons of Minot carries a pistol on her side during the Spring Ladies Day at the Range at the Androscoggin County Fish and Game shooting range in Auburn.
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