Maine Memory Network

Retail seafood business, Lubec, 1983, 1983

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1983 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Columbian Canning Plant, Lubec, ca. 1912

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1912 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Portland Hotels

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.

CODE RED: Climate, Justice & Natural History Collections

Explore topics around climate change by reuniting collections from one of the nation's earliest natural history museums, the Portland Society of Natural History. The exhibition focuses on how museums collect, and the role of humans in creating changes in society, climate, and biodiversity.

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"This block was built on the site of the Columbian Hotel and the Columbian Hall, which burned in 1893."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Student Exhibits

"… of Centre and Washington Church Block Columbian Block The Customs House Davenport Memorial and City Hall Entertainment Venues - Dreamland and…"