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Historical Items

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Item 83

Engineer's cottage on the Nonesuch River, ca. 1875

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1875 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print

Item 102127

83 Main Street, Bridgton, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Bridgton Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Bridgton Media: Ink on paper, photograph

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Item 14467

Bangor and Aroostook engines, ca. 1970

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1970 Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 50018

83 Elm Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Harry Rakofsky Use: Garage

Item 60021

83 Lancaster Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Delia E. Flaherty Use: Apartments

Item 96625

83 Vesper Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Stephen Costello Use: Dwelling

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 109358

Residence for Mr. & Mrs. Fred F. Lawrence, Portland, 1937

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1937 Location: Portland; Portland Client: Fred F. Lawrence Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 109513

House for Mr. Solon S. Cahill, Brunswick, 1904

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1904 Location: Brunswick Client: Solon S. Cahill Architect: Coombs and Gibbs Architects

Item 111546

Cottage for Francis Cushing on Cushing Island, Portland, ca. 1896

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1896 Location: Portland Client: Francis Cushing Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Maine Streets: The Postcard View

Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.

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Harry Lyon: An Old Sea Dog Takes to the Air

Through a chance meeting, Harry Lyon of Paris Hill became the navigator on the 1928 flight of the Southern Cross, the first trans-Pacific flight. His skill as a navigator, despite his lack of experience, was a key factor on the flight's success.

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Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs

The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.

Site Pages

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Site Page

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 65-83

"Intro: pages 65-83   Part 4, pages 65-83 John Martin seeks to insure that his children -- especially his sons -- understand the politics about…"

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South Portland Public Library

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

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 4 of 4

"1, p. 81-83, Maine Historical Society. 4. Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985)…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

A Lifelong Romance with Retail
by George A Smith

Maine's once plentiful small retail stores.

Story

My father, Earle Ahlquist, served during World War II
by Earlene Chadbourne

Earle Ahlquist used his Maine common sense during his Marine service and to survive Iwo Jima

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A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin

As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down