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Item 14291

Good Will Orphan Boy in the woods with an ax, ca. 1910

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1910 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Item 39361

Boys on Main Street, Bangor, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Bangor Media: Glass Negative

Item 53152

Good Will Boys, Fairfield, ca. 1920

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1920 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 67637

138 Oxford Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Maine Home for Friendless Boys Use: Dwelling - Single family

Item 55997

1393 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Maine Home for Friendless Boys Use: Lodging

Item 67636

136-138 Oxford Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Maine Home for Friendless Boys Use: Dwelling - Single family

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151299

Portland Boys Club, Portland, 1914-1973

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1914–1973 Location: Portland; Portland; Portland Client: Portland Boys Club Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
This record contains 22 images.

Item 151909

Various buildings for State School For Boys, South Portland, 1908

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1896–1908 Location: South Portland Client: State of Maine Architect: Coombs & Gibbs
This record contains 6 images.

Item 150705

Boys Dormitory at Maine Central Institute, Pittsfield, 1928

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1928 Location: Pittsfield Client: Maine Central Institute Architect: Harry S. Coombs

Online Exhibits

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George W. Hinckley and Needy Boys and Girls

George W. Hinckley wanted to help needy boys. The farm, school and home he ran for nearly sixty nears near Fairfield stressed home, religion, education, discipline, industry, and recreation.

Exhibit

Grand Falls Expedition party, Labrador, 1891

Bowdoin College Scientific Expedition to Labrador

"The Bowdoin Boys" -- some students and recent graduates -- traveled to Labrador in 1891 to collect artifacts, specimens, and to try to find Grand Falls, a waterfall deep in Labrador's interior.

Exhibit

Chapman School patriotism, Portland, ca. 1920

"Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"

Concern about immigrants and their loyalty in the post World War I era led to programs to "Americanize" them -- an effort to help them learn English and otherwise adjust to life in the United States. Clara Soule ran one such program for the Portland Public Schools, hoping it would help the immigrants be accepted.

Site Pages

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Boy at Bangor parade, July 4, 1865

"… a regular set of captains Lieut sargents &c all boys and their music being boys with tenore drums." View additional information about this item on…"