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Keywords: 1929

Historical Items

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Item 105571

Maine General Hospital private room, Portland, ca. 1929

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1929 Location: Portland Media: photographic print

Item 33799

Guilford flood, 1929

Contributed by: Guilford Historical Society Date: 1929 Location: Guilford Media: Photographic print

Item 105965

Presque Isle National Banknote, 1929

Courtesy of Theodore Ey, an individual partner Date: 1929 Location: Presque Isle Media: Ink on paper

Tax Records

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Item 98955

1929-2013 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Riverton Realty Company Use: Bowling Alley

Item 99032

1929-2013 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Riverton Realty Company Use: Penny Arcade

Item 99035

1929-2013 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Riverton Realty Company Use: Candy Stand

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151889

Milliken residence, New York, New York, 1929

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1929 Location: New York Client: Gerrish H. Milliken Architect: Beatrix Farrand

Item 151676

Cottage for Mrs. Lewis, Southport, 1929

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1929 Location: Southport Client: Mrs. Arnold A. Lewis Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 151037

Alterations at 17 Carleton St for Dr. Vanamee, Portland, 1929

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1929 Location: Portland Client: Dr. Vanamee Architect: John P. Thomas

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

San Life: the Western Maine Sanatorium, 1928-1929

Merle Wadleigh of Portland, who was in his mid 20s, took and saved photographs that provide a glimpse into the life of a tuberculosis patient at the Western Maine Sanatorium in Hebron in 1928-1929.

Exhibit

Sylvan Site: A Model Development

Frederick Wheeler Hinckley, a Portland lawyer and politician, had grand visions of a 200-home development when he began the Sylvan Site in South Portland in 1917. The stock market crash in 1929 put a halt to his plans, but by then he had built 37, no two of which were alike.

Exhibit

The Waldo-Hancock Bridge

The Waldo-Hancock Bridge is in the process of being dismantled after over 70 years of service. The Maine State Archives has a number of records related to the history of this famous bridge that are presented in this exhibition.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Waterville Public Library

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Site Page

Presque Isle: The Star City - Main and State streets, Presque Isle, 1929

"Main and State streets, Presque Isle, 1929 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society Description A band forms at the corner of State…"

Site Page

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Corn Canning Industry

"… Farm Products Cooperative, established in 1929 was the last cannery to disappear from Farmington’s landscape in 1969."

My Maine Stories

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Story

Alice Bertrand shares highlights from her 100+ years
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

What is it like to live through all the events that have occurred in the past 100+ years?

Story

Bob "Coach" Cote: Highlights from life of a Biddeford legend
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

Bob talks about growing up in Biddeford, sports, the fire of 1947, and closing of St. Louis High.

Story

Rachel Tourigny: Richness of growing up in a big, "poor" family
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A most vivid and heartwarming account of life during a simpler time