Maine Memory Network

Anna Cushman, Portland, 1934

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1934 Location: Portland Media: Oil on canvas

Letter about Missouri Compromise, 1820

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1820 Location: Winslow Media: Ink on paper

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101-111 Elm Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Cushman Baking Co. Use: Bakery

Cushman property, S. Side Centennial Street, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Nathan A. Cushman Use: Dwelling

House for Charles L. Cushman, Auburn, 1889-1908

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1889–1908 Location: Auburn Client: Charles L. Cushman Architect: George M. Coombs; Coombs and Gibbs Architects

House for Ara B. Cushman, Auburn, 1886

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1886 Location: Auburn Client: Ara B. Cushman Architect: George M. Coombs

Laboring in Maine

Workers in Maine have labored in factories, on farms, in the woods, on the water, among other locales. Many of Maine's occupations have been determined by the state's climate and geographical features.

Sagadahoc County through the Eastern Eye

The Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast, Maine. employed photographers who traveled by company vehicle through New England each summer, taking pictures of towns and cities, vacation spots and tourist attractions, working waterfronts and local industries, and other subjects postcard recipients might enjoy. The cards were printed by the millions in Belfast into the 1940s.

Surry by the Bay - Resources

"… Mark Honey, Surry Historical Society, August 1998 Cushman Lane, Surry Historical Society, Spring 1995 INTERNET Fort Knox.maineguide.com/history of…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Square shouldered cape and suit ensemble, ca. 1943 - Page 1 of 3

"Her daughter Helen Baker Cushman donated the ensemble to Portland's Westbrook College in 1977, along with other pieces from Lucile and her husband…"

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.