Keywords: City Directories
Item 10383
Portland City Directory advertisement, 1871
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1871 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 33667
Shaw & Clark Sewing Machine advertisement, Biddeford, 1866
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1866 Location: Biddeford Media: Ink on paper
Item 97964
49 Sheridan Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: George Lowell
Item 82741
Braun property, W. Side Pleasant Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Robert J. Braun Use: Summer Dwelling
Item 150955
Residence for Henry P. Cox, Western Promenade, Portland, ca. 1898
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1898 Location: Portland Client: Henry P. Cox Architect: Frederick A. Tompson
Exhibit
Since the establishment of the area's first licensed hotel in 1681, Portland has had a dramatic, grand and boisterous hotel tradition. The Portland hotel industry has in many ways reflected the growth and development of the city itself. As Portland grew with greater numbers of people moving through the city or calling it home, the hotel business expanded to fit the increasing demand.
Exhibit
Promoting Rockland Through a Stereopticon, 1875
Frank Crockett and photographer J.P. Armbrust took stereo views of Rockland's downtown, industry, and notable homes in the 1870s as a way to promote tourism to the town.
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources
"Haynes, R. A. S., 2009, “Historical and Geographical Setting,” Chapter 3, Comprehensive Plan for the City of Bath."
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington
"… was built around 1867 according to numerous city directories, and survived for more than 40 years. As well as running a successful grocery…"
Story
Peter Spanos fled the genocide in Turkey to Maine
by anonymous
Peter Spanos fled the Greek genocide in Smyrna in 1922, coming to Maine to work as a fruit peddler
Story
Julia Winters and Life in Lewiston/Auburn, Maine
by Judy Zaccagnini Flynn, granddaughter
6 year old sent to Maine foster home when her parents were unable to care for her
