Keywords: Bottled water
Item 81539
Portland Water District Union Station Spa, Portland, 1951
Contributed by: Portland Water District Date: 1951-06-25 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 33977
York Bottling Works advertisement, Biddeford, 1920
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1920 Location: Biddeford Media: Ink on paper
Item 151354
Wampole Spring House, Poland, 1895
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Poland Client: H. K. Wampole and Co. Architect: John Calvin Stevens
Exhibit
Poland Spring: Summering in Fashion
During the Gilded Age at the end of the nineteenth century, Americans sought to leave increasing urban, industrialized lives for the health and relaxation of the country. The Poland Spring resort, which offered a beautiful setting, healing waters, and many amenities, was one popular destination.
Exhibit
Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland
The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.
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Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company
"… sacks, nail and shot bags, bananas, and also bottle bags. They represented an assortment of about 30 sizes and over 50 different brands."
Story
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
