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Historical Items

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Item 82214

M. G. Pride Inc. filling station, Westbrook, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print

Item 79306

Plowing Roads, East Dixfield, 1936

Contributed by: Dixfield Historical Society Date: 1936 Location: Dixfield Media: Photographic print

Item 109066

Colonial Theater, Belfast, ca. 1932

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1932 Location: Belfast Media: Film Negative

Tax Records

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Item 54471

248-252 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Forest City Filling Station

Item 99056

Assessor's Record, 1929-2013 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Mutual Service Stations Use: Filling station

Item 54474

Assessor's Record, 248-252 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Forest City Filling Station Use: Garage, public

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 150504

Filling Station for Walter M. Deane, Anson, ca. 1933

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1933 Location: Anson Client: Walter M. Deane Architect: Coombs and Harriman Architects

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Power of Potential

The National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs (NFBPWC) held their seventh annual convention in Portland during July 12 to July 18, 1925. Over 2,000 working women from around the country visited the city.

Exhibit

Remembering Mellie Dunham: Snowshoe Maker and Fiddler

Alanson Mellen "Mellie" Dunham and his wife Emma "Gram" Dunham were well-known musicians throughout Maine and the nation in the early decades of the 20th century. Mellie Dunham also received fame as a snowshoe maker.

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A Convenient Soldier: The Black Guards of Maine

The Black Guards were African American Army soldiers, members of the segregated Second Battalion of the 366th Infantry sent to guard the railways of Maine during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. The purpose of the Black Guards' deployment to Maine was to prevent terrorist attacks along the railways, and to keep Maine citizens safe during the war.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Maine Central Railroad then contracted for replacing that station in 1941 with a brick building that remained in service until 1959."

Site Page

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"… drain wet, mosquito-breeding areas; pannes were filled; and tide gates (sluiceways) were constructed to prevent tides from flooding areas of the…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"Students attempted to fill in blank maps of the city, list as many facts as they could recall, and pose thoughtful questions on topics that they were…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Bert Gagne-from star athlete to community barber
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project

Bert’s personal account of his lifelong non-stop approach including his 60+ years as a barber.

Story

Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR

Story

A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin

As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down