Maine Memory Network

Quick Lunch Diner, Washington Street, Sanford, About 1910

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1904 Location: Sanford Media: Photographic print

J. F. Quimby Residence, North Turner, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Turner Museum and Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Turner Media: Photographic print

Northern Threads: Silhouettes in Sequence, ca. 1780-1889

A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring a timeline of silhouettes from about 1775 through 1889.

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.