Keywords: Cash
Item 14710
Cash Corner, South Portland, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 82998
Bill's Cash Market, Main Street, Bridgton, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Bridgton Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Bridgton Media: Ink on paper, photograph
Item 74260
30 Salem Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: William P.F. Carroll Use: Dwelling - Single Family & Store
Item 75864
242 Stevens Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Sabia DiMatteo Profenno Use: Store
Exhibit
In Canada During the Civil War
One surviving letter from the family of Francis Pratt to the young man who was in Canada in 1865 suggests that going to Canada to escape military service during the Civil War was not unheard of. The letter also suggests money was removed to Canada to protect it.
Exhibit
Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1620 to 1820: New England's Great Secret
"… towns with cider, a popular country drink and cash crop. From the beginning, imbibing was part of New England's social and religious institutions."
Site Page
Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington's Agricultural Pursuits
"Clover seed wanted for which cash will be paid” (newspaper ad March 7, 1840). These ads are informative in the types of crops being sold and that the…"
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales Buildings
"… on the corner of Jordan and Main Streets (now JP Cash Market). The dealership has been relocated several times throughout its lifetime."
Story
The Cup Code (working at OOB in the 1960s)
by Randy Randall
Teenagers cooking fried food in OOB and the code used identify the product and quantity.
Story
Biddeford City Hall: an in-depth tour of this iconic building
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project
Visual tour and unique insights of Biddeford’s historical landmark
