Keywords: Customs Collector
Item 27869
U.S. Treasury Department letter to the Bath Collector of Customs, 1884
Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: 1790–1884 Location: Bath Media: Ink on paper
Item 17296
John P. Donworth, Houlton, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1880 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs
The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.
Exhibit
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House
"That was also the last year that the Customs Collector was in the Customs House. Govenor William KingPatten Free Library Many people…"
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block
"One of those customs collectors was William King, also the first governor of Maine. A customs collector has an office at a frontier where the customs…"
