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Historical Items

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Item 37197

Ferry, Lubec, 1892

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1892-04-16 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 148236

Residence of Albion Little, Western Promenade, Portland, 1887

Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-02-17 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 17158

Doctors at Eastern Maine General Hospital, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Eastern Maine Medical Center Date: circa 1920 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album

William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.

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Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - Streetscape, 1790-1930

"The center section has three double-window bays, flanked on either side by two bays. The eastern portion incorporated the Preble Hotel bays, an…"

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Summer Folk: The Postcard View

Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."

Site Pages

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Edward O'Brien House

"In later years, bay windows were added to the house at 313 Main Street, and the front porches were removed from both."

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Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 2 of 4

"… the ground level, the smokehouse had a series of “windows.” (P. 455). Today, the unknowledgeable might call them “doors,” since there are no…"

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… The artwork was promptly displayed in the window of Centennial Headquarters, the C.H. Clark Department Store (later Unobskey’s) on Water Street…"