Keywords: Capitol cities
Item 66156
State Capitol, Augusta, ca. 1935
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1935 Location: Augusta Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 66170
State Capitol, Augusta, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Augusta Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 63341
230 Middle Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: The Capitol Lunch Co. Use: Lunch Room & Tailor Shop
Item 151337
Proposed State Capitol Building, Portland, 1889
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1889 Location: Portland Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens and Albert Winslow Cobb Architects
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
Civil Defense: Fear and Safety
In the 1950s and the 1960s, Maine's Civil Defense effort focused on preparedness for hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters and a more global concern, nuclear war. Civil Defense materials urged awareness, along with measures like storing food and other staple items and preparing underground or other shelters.
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959
"Awaiting a train ride to the Capitol National Community Christmas Tree, Presque Isle, 1959Presque Isle Historical Society Pictured here on…"
Site Page
Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3
"… its Ionic columns and saucer dome as a new state capitol that would bring state government back to Portland from Augusta."
