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Historical Items

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Item 52497

Prescott Memorial Building, Fairfield, 1915

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: 1915 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Item 27161

Second Baptist Church, Thomaston, ca. 1871

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1871 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 21382

New North Parish Congregationalist Church, Main Street, Sanford, ca. 1879

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1879 Location: Sanford Media: Print from Glass Negative

Tax Records

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Item 148195

Assessor's Record, 600-604 Congress Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Schwartz David & Sons, Inc. Use: Stores & Offices

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151200

City Hall clock tower, Portland, 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1910 Location: Portland Client: City of Portland Architect: Carrere & Hastings

Online Exhibits

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Maine Streets: The Postcard View

Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.

Exhibit

Hannibal Hamlin of Paris Hill

2009 marked the bicentennials of the births of Abraham Lincoln and his first vice president, Hannibal Hamlin of Maine. To observe the anniversary, Paris Hill, where Hamlin was born and raised, honored the native statesman and recalled both his early life in the community and the mark he made on Maine and the nation.

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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.

Site Pages

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First Parish in Portland

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… by City Hall custodian Theodore Burns at 1 o' clock on Thursday, Patriots Day afternoon as part of a national celebration."

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Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"… Street Hill saved City Hall with its notable clock tower. Firefighters were forced to dynamite the Universalist Church on Park Street to keep the…"

My Maine Stories

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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