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Historical Items

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Item 47100

Ferry wharf, Lubec, ca. 1894, ca. 1894

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1894 Location: Lubec Media: Postcard

Item 148213

"S.S. Cornelia H" Ferry, Portland, 1887

Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-02-23 Location: Portland; South Portland; Cape Elizabeth Media: Photographic Print

Item 109081

Kingsbury’s Store, Prospect Ferry, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1915 Location: Prospect Media: Glass Plate Negative

Tax Records

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Online Exhibits

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Designing Acadia

For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.

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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.

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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.

Site Pages

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"Margaret Chase Smith Ferry, ca. 2000Islesboro Historical Society On December 1, 1987, a new ferry, the Margaret Chase Smith was put into service."

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Governor Brann Ferry, Islesboro, ca. 1940Islesboro Historical Society Very soon, islanders saw the need for a boat that could transport several cars…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Holiday Events

"… the 1960-1980s there were lobster bakes at the ferry terminal as part of the Fourth of July celebrations."